#Olympic Weightlifting

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[womantoday]

Stefanie Cohen (powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, boxing): Youtube, TikTok = stefi.cohen, IG

[titantwin]

[nicetomeetmew]

I watched the men's weightlifting 89kg today for research because I have a character who's a weightlifter and I realised that I knew very little about it.

I love weightlifting now. It was AWESOME. And I never realised how intense it was - those guys are powerhouses. Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria not only won the gold but also set a new world record. Actually, I believe he technically set two - one for the clean and jerk and one for the total weight lifted. AND he's only 20 years old. He was phenomenal. Also it was surprisingly wholesome? The Colombian competitor (who got silver), Yeison López, was crying when he realised he had placed, as did the bronze medalist, Antonino Pizzolato from Italy. And they were so nice to each other on the podium. I loved it so much, I'm going to catch up on all the events I missed (because I haven't watched the women's yet and now I really want to see those epic ladies in action) and keep watching tomorrow. Do I like the Olympics now?

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Taiwanese athlete Kuo HsìngChún 郭婞淳

Vogue Taiwan November 2021 (1/2)

Her Amis name is Tana, she's an Olympic gold medalist weightlifter.

[xxkingrayxx]

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑦

The gym was an integral part of your day. As important as breathing. You needed strength for your job, and you were always pushing yourself to do better, lift more. But it never felt like enough. Hours spent with the bar, going to the limit and back again. And he was always there.

Eddie. He sat by you as you lifted at home, blaring metal and shouting encouragement. Marveling over how strong you were whenever you undressed. Tracing your muscles as he rutted into you. He was there.

Today was a hard day. A "nothings ever enough" day. A bad day. You weren't hitting your lifts like you should've been. They werent as clean, not as heavy. You felt like shit. Over and over you failed, beating yourself up in your head. "God you are fucking useless" "Cant even do this right" "Never going to win" "Weak".

Eventually it got to be too much. Hot tears spilled down your face as you dropped the weight, making your way inside the house. "Babe?", Eddie asks worriedly as you walk by, straight to the bedroom. You curl into yourself under the covers, letting yourself cry. "Baby? Are you ok?", He asks, pulling you into his lap. Well halfway. Muscle weighs a lot. "I cant lift anything. Im weak.", you sniffle into his chest. He gives a half-hearted chuckle, and smooths your hair, "Baby, you are anything but weak. Half the weights you lift over your head i have trouble picking up, and even if they were smaller, it wouldn't matter. What matters is that you are working your butt off." "But im going to lose. All of the other lifters are worlds ahead of me.", you reply quietly. "Winning isnt a life or death matter babe. And you will get there, i promise you. You will"

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[abitch-in-the-matrix]

How dare?! Jk, I feel the same way about running but I like olympic weightlifting because I have the goal to perfect this movement to lift heavier weights. Gym bros are just gatekeeping because they want to look like they're hard working, lifying can be fun when you find your thing.

[20sidedfitness]

Finally getting to move some decent weight again. It's been over a year since I've hade more than 60kg overhead.

[womantoday]

Quiana Welch (Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit): Youtube, linktree, IG

GRRRL

[titantwin]

How to Celebrate! 😂

[ironroseco]

Kinda obbsessed with strength sports of all kind....oh and captain marvel 😎✨

[lyselkatzfandomluvs]

Taiwanese athlete Kuo HsìngChún 郭婞淳

Vogue Taiwan November 2021 (2/2)

Her Amis name is Tana, she's an Olympic gold medalist weightlifter.

[tenobelisk]

Li Wenwen, knowing she has secured the Gold medal, carries her coach onto the stage to celebrate instead of attempting her final lift.