Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd lifts", which followed the same three-attempt format but used a wider variety of events, akin to strongman competition. Eventually, odd lifts became standardized to the current three.

A lower-body compound exercise where you squat and then stand back up, targeting the legs' quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes.

The deadlift is a strength training exercise in which a weight is lifted off the ground to hip level and then returned to the floor. While traditionally done with a barbell, deadlifts can also be done with dumbbells, kettlebells, trap bars, or resistance bands. It is one of the three powerlifting movements along with the squat and bench press, as well as a quintessential lift in strongman. The all-time deadlift world record stands at , achieved by Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

An exercise where you lie on a flat bench and press a barbell or dumbbells to your chest and push it upwards, targeting the chest, shoulders, and triceps.

international sport governing body

powerlifting adapted for participants with disabilities

Measurement system of the relative strength of powerlifters