lifter

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Philippe Leleu: Single, no children, a dedicated weight lifter and professional gardener who, at 62, was nearing retirement when the police came knocking.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Robert Rogers, who spent 12 years as an omnivorous weight lifter before switching to a plant-based diet in 2020, thinks he looks "10 times better" than he did five years ago.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

Of the four chambers, the left ventricle is the heavy lifter, as its thick, cone-shaped musculature is built for pumping blood through the entire body.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

The International Powerlifting Federation has tightened its transgender policy after a 40-year-old male-born lifter broke multiple women’s records at a meet this month in Canada.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“Don’t you worry, Mr. R.,” a lifter panted.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole