weightlifting

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“Surely, Coach, you can find a better punishment? An hour of weightlifting or 10 loops running around the stadium … Come on.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Fields competed in a weightlifting competition last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

During Saturday night's live show, Skinner - sporting a clingy, sparkly vest top - hoisted Dowden up so often during their routine, judge Craig Revel Horwood joked it looked more like a weightlifting competition.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Active Clubs embed their ideology within apolitical activities such as martial arts and weightlifting.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

We steer clear of archery and weightlifting though, wanting to save those for our private sessions.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins