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The Iron Games Strength Lifting

participated in sports. There probably isn’t any serious
athlete or sports team today that doesn’t believe in
training with weights.
Strength Lifting in the past was very plain; there
was not a lot that could be changed about the way an
exercise was done. Today, the world of weightlifting is
changing all of the time with new machines, workouts,
equipment, and techniques. Fitness and everything
associated with it has come far. Strength training, to me,
is something that is only going to get better. The benefits
that come from it are astronomical. We, as a society, have
come to figure out that weight training is not only for a
select few; it is for everyone. Every person needs Strength
Lifting training in some way or another.

Arthur Saxon performing a Two Hands Anyhow with
an early kettlebell and plate-loaded barbell
Strength Lifting is evolving as we speak. From
circuit training to multiple muscle workouts, functional
core training is the cause of this evolution. Balance,
stability, pure core strength, and functional training are
vital to the new strength trainers.

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