The Benefits of Weightlifting Weightlifting can be considered a hobby‚ a sport‚ or perhaps even a lifestyle. For me‚ I consider weightlifting in between a hobby and a lifestyle. This is because I don’t weightlift enough for it to be considered a lifestyle‚ but I also weightlift five to six times a week. I find weightlifting very important in one’s health as well as overall happiness. Weightlifting is a sport that has been around for a long time and is used by many people‚ including myself.
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The greatest feeling on earth is the euphoric moment of winning your first weightlifting meet. The hours of preparation‚ the planning‚ taking the heaviest weight you could possibly lift and putting it over your head on a stage under the lights as the crowd goes insane over this monumental feat of strength is unrivaled by anything else. Comprised of six opportunities to score points over the course of two styles of lifts‚ the difference of winning and losing can come down to lifting as little as
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are being pressured into lifting at a younger and younger age. But how young is too young? In William Imbo’s article “kids & weightlifting: how young is too young?” from the January 20th‚ 2015 boxlife magazine‚ he anticipates the opposition and addresses the concerns‚ as well as uses facts and statistics throughout the text to effectively persuade the reader that weightlifting for kids is both safe and beneficial. In the beginning of the text‚ Imbo addresses the debate on the topic of whether kids
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Jake Bushey Mr. Krafthefer English 12A December 9‚ 2013 Weightlifting is More Than Muscles A loud clank fills the weight room. A clank of pure satisfaction. A clank of many long‚ hard hours. The athlete counts his reps as he works through the pain and suffering as he knows the person who works the hardest will benefit the most. Every drop of sweat‚ blood‚ tears that have fell on that gym floor he knows is well worth it. Proud of his work-out session the athlete looks at himself in the mirror
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Football training In football strength and speed are the essentials. Here are some excersises and training you can do to help. 1. Squats In strength training‚ the squat is a compound‚ full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs‚ hips and buttocks‚ quads throughout the lower body. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and size of the legs and buttocks‚ as well as developing core strength. Isometric ally‚ the lower back‚ the upper back‚ the
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OLYMPICS The Olympics are a huge sporting event that contains many different sports and consists of many different countries from around the world.Back in ancient Greece is where the ancient Olympics originated. From 776 BC‚ the traditional games took place at Olympia every 4 years for almost 12 centuries until 1896. The first modern Olympic games took place in Athens Greece in 1896 and the games played to today every 4 years.Today‚olympic games worlds biggest athletic and competitive event that
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC)‚ initially named the American Olympic Association‚ was formed in 1896. Members of the committee sought to provide assistance to United States Olympic athletes with training and other needs. As the USOC is not government funded the committee has relied heavily on corporate funding and private donations (“Team USA‚” 2011). However‚ over the years while the continued appeal of the Olympic Games remained‚ the increased cost of housing‚ clothing‚ and caring for
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The Olympic Games are a huge‚ international sports event. Thousands of athletes from around the world come together to compete. About 204 nations are involved in the Games. Why did they begin? According to Michael Gauthier in his article on livestrong.com‚ “The prideful Greeks started the Olympics because of their belief in the glory of competition and to honor the gods with their ability.” From 776 B.C. up through present day‚ the Olympic Games have had many changes. The first Olympics were held
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‘Faster‚ Higher‚ Stronger.’ Are the Olympic ideals still relevant today? FOR AGAINST De Coubertin’s idealism and humanistic goals have a shared audience The evidence is the fact that all nations attempt to participate Tales of Olympians overcoming adversity constantly underpin the Olympic spirit which confirms the goal of human aspiration and idealism Amateurism vs Professionalism De Coubertin did not wish for the games to be a showcase of paid professionals; rather hoping the higher ideals
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The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are
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