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So, your deadlift has been stuck for the last few months and you can’t figure out what’s wrong? Well, truth be told, weight lifting is an acquired skill. You don’t just wake up one day with the ability to rip 500lbs off the floor. Sure, it would be cool if you could, but that would take all of...

Contrary to what many entry level personal training weekend certification textbooks say, exercises themselves aren’t the things that should be scrutinized and contraindicated. The people who do them should be. Different skeletal builds or training needs can deem an exercise dangerous depending...

Dan Mullan / Staff The issue of transgender inclusion in sports is once again a topic of discussion after a transgender woman won two gold medals at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand won the women’s 87kg (191-pound) category with a 268kg (590-pound) total...