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powerlifting
[ pou-er-lif-ting ]
noun
- a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
powerlifting
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noun
- a form of weightlifting in which contestants compete in the dead lift, squat, and bench press
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Derived Forms
- ˈ±è´Ç·É±ð°ùËŒ±ô¾±´Ú³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of powerlifting1
First recorded in 1955–60; power ( def ) + lift ( def ) + -ing 1( def ); modeled on weightlifting ( def )
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Miss Churchyard said it was a "coincidence" when she came across powerlifting.
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Powerlifting consists of three different lifts - a squat, deadlift and a bench press.
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"Powerlifting has literally saved me," she said.
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Lily Churchyard, from Ipswich, took up powerlifting three years ago and has two world records to her name, as well as 24 British records.
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In the blue corner was a fellow student, representing Loughborough University's powerlifting scene.
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