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the art of moving heavy objects nowhere, then feeling unstoppable about it
means The sport or activity of lifting heavy weights, either competitively or for strength and fitness.
from A transparent compound of "weight" and "lifting," both rooted in Old English — "weight" from "wiht" (related to the verb "wegan," to carry or bear, a cousin of the same root that gives us "wagon") and "lift" from a Norse-influenced word meaning to raise. The term itself is a fairly modern coinage, arriving with the formal sport in the 19th century, when strongmen and fitness culture turned the ancient act of heaving heavy things into something you could put on a scoreboard.
- olympic split
- Only snatch and clean-and-jerk survive the Games
- chalk magic
- Magnesium carbonate keeps bars from slipping free
- overhead record
- Lifters have hoisted over 260 kg above their heads
- ancient roots
- Greeks tested strength lifting massive carved stones
- belly breath
- Lifters brace air to armor the spine
lasha talakhadze — georgian super heavyweight champion, 2-time olympic gold medalist (2016, 2020)