All Entries in the "Odd Lifts" Category
Real Strongman
Here is a clip that a friend sent to me: This is a true legend of the strength game- Johann Martin. He weightlifts, kettlebell lifts, squats and uses his bodyweight brilliantly. I need to keep training!!
Lift of the Quarter: Left Hand Snatch
Each quarter of the year Brian Hamill of South East Counties Weightlifting and the Woking Centre of Excellence hosts a mail entry competition for the Lift of the Quarter. For this quarter, Q1 2010, the lift is the Left Hand Snatch- good luck if you’re not left handed! The Lifts of the Quarter come from [...]
Lift of the Quarter
The Lift of the Quarter is a BWLA (British Amateur Weightlifting Association) event and is open to everybody. There are 30 recognised lifts and there is a different lift each quarter. The last Lift of the Quarter (Q2.) was the Two Hands Anyhow with Dumbbells and this quarters (Q3) lift is the Left Hand Dead [...]
Odd Lifts
Odd lifts are lifts that are a little unconventional and somewhat… Odd! In days not so long ago people would pick up objects and either stand with them or put them over their heads. With the onset of machines lifting things in this manner tended to go out of fashion. The Bench Press only became [...]
