powerlifting

UK[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]US[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Powerlifting is competing on three set lifts for maximum weight. Powerlifting competition, take up powerlifting, a powerlifting record.

The three are the squat, the bench press and the deadlift, and the total decides the placing. It is a different sport from weightlifting, which uses two fast overhead lifts and is the one in the Olympics.

Definitions of powerlifting

1nounpowerliftingCompeting on three set lifts for maximum weight.B2
“She took up powerlifting and can now deadlift twice her body weight.”

powerlifting is a sport.

Where it comes from

Power plus lifting, naming the sport as it separated from Olympic weightlifting in the 1960s.

From power + lifting.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Sports & Games Played

Practise this word

powerlifting in the wild

The barbell bench press is one of three lifts in the sport of powerlifting alongside the deadlift and the squat, and is the only lift in Paralympic powerlifting.
Bench press
While both of these styles are permitted under the rules of powerlifting, only the conventional stance is permitted in strongman.
Deadlift
The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
International Powerlifting Federation
The IPF is the largest powerlifting federation in the world.
International Powerlifting Federation
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as Para powerlifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities.
Paralympic powerlifting

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