Powerlifting

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Definitions and meanings of "Powerlifting"

What do we mean by powerlifting?

Competitive weightlifting in which participants perform the squat, dead lift, and bench press. noun

A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score. noun

A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.

A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.

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The word "powerlifting" in example sentences

I'm not going to compete in powerlifting with anybody. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"powerlifting" refers to the sport of weight lifting, in which strength limits (with or without powerlifting gear) are tested. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, like Rachel, our powerlifting E-4 at Hurlburt Field, as feminine as ever. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This was when she was home from college and I had started powerlifting, so when I hit her door at a run I destroyed it though it was a hardwood door older that both of us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are few or no remarks made about a man's shirt, jacket or pants size when he performs a job save when his job is directly related to his physique, say in...oh, I don't know...powerlifting? ❋ Vanessa Richmond (2010)

"We're doing a lot of squatting, a lot of powerlifting-style movements." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Doing something physically exhausting, e.g. wrestling, powerlifting, track and field, might help. ❋ Steven Barnes (2010)

There are few or no remarks made about a man's shirt, jacket or pants size when he performs a job (save when his job is directly related to his physique, say in ... oh, I don't know ... powerlifting?) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Football, church and country music may dominate Mississippi's off-hours, but despite the odds, this curious ballet company has thrived in the shadow of Jackson's gun shows and powerlifting contests. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But as a former competitor I know that powerlifters as a group are out of shape for anything other than powerlifting. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

As a trainer, I know that powerlifting has had a huge and mostly positive influence on training for a wide range of goals. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

Unlike powerlifting and bodybuilding, I've never competed in Olympic weightlifting, although I once attended a course on weightlifting for sports performance at the Olympic training center in Colorado. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

When it was taken out of competitions in 1972, Roach says, "it kind of burned all connections with bodybuilding and powerlifting." ❋ William Harryman (2009)

Today I try on my singlet for the powerlifting meet Sunday ... this could be a horror show of epic proportions. ❋ Ed Gorman (2009)

Would that hold even more if it was, say, a powerlifting gym (almost pure objective performance) as opposed to an figure-skating school (almost pure aesthetics)? ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

You have constant back, knee, and shoulder pain, and your career is defined by your willingness and ability to come back from serious injuries You form strong bonds with your fellow lifters You'll need those friendships, because very few hot chicks attend powerlifting competitions Putting up a big weight is awe inspiring Rectal prolapse is awe inspiring in a different kind of way Olympic weightlifting ❋ William Harryman (2009)

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