Olivia Reeves made history at the 2025 IWF World Championships, having set new Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total World Records.

“It helps us maintain overall function, especially as we age,” says Dr Andrew Jagim, director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic Health System. Especially in older populations, strength ...

If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...

Weightlifting has been a staple of competition since humans developed the cognitive ability to look at each other's glutes, as the echoes of a softly grunted "pathetic" bounced against cave walls, ...

The strongest sport at the Olympics is set to take stage on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Paris where five Americans eye the podium. Olympic weightlifting, simply known to athletes as weightlifting, is not to ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. What comes to mind when you think about exercising to lose weight? Probably cardio, right? But weight lifting for weight loss ...

Getting sculpted arms is a goal of many fitness enthusiasts. Strong biceps and triceps help you perform many daily duties, like carrying your groceries or lifting a heavy box off the ground. If you’re ...

The Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delivered the most successful Games for American weightlifters in over two decades. The United States won multiple weightlifting medals ...

Former Mr. Olympic Arnold Schwarzenegger said you can make time to exercise with a 15 minute workout using deadlifts or clean and press moves.