But building muscle mass should be a core goal for overall health: Resistance training leads to greater bone density, ...

Lifting a heavy barbell over your head is one thing but doing it while balancing on a unicycle is another. One skillful man did just that and beat a world record. The post How much weight could you ...

The athlete who lifts the most total weight over the two lifts is crowned the gold medalist. The snatch, traditionally contested first in Olympic competition, is a two-armed lift during which the ...

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Frustrating but necessary, it helped keep my form in check, my torso upright and my arms punched overhead. Even though it's ...

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Everybody has a hidden talent,” he told a News 8 crew — while riding a unicycle and preparing to lift a weighted barbell. He started unicycling when he was 16 and has been lifting weights since he was ...

and overhead press—for years. The program incorporates lifting heavy weights for a low number of reps. One of the main benefits, says Shawn Arent, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., chair of the Department of ...

This, in turn, helps you to lift more weight, whether you’re stacking that weight on top of your torso (as in a squat or an overhead press) or leaning your torso over to move the weight like a ...