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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"…

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide
Equipment
Barbells, weight plates, collars, chalk, heel-elevated shoes, barefoot shoes, belt, knee sleeves & wrist wraps
First played
1950s, United States of America
Highest governing body
International Powerlifting Federation
Mixed-sex
No, separate competitions

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Powerlifting

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Triples244
Avg. degree1.97
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Powerlifting

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related to history · 37
Powerlifting → AAU, Amateur Athletic Union, Amateur Weightlifters, America, Association, BAWLA, Bob Hoffman, Britain, British Amateur Weight Lifters, During, Greece, Health, Hoffman, Hoffman's, In, Joe Weider's, John Grimek, Mayan, Muscular Development, National Weightlifting Committee
related to IPF and after · 34
Powerlifting → AAU, ADFPA, Amateur Sports Act, America, American, American Drug Free Powerlifting, As, Association, Birmingham, British, Brother Bennett, Canadian, EPF, European Powerlifting Federation, In, IPF, IPF World Championships, May, November, Olympic
related to Federations · 25
Powerlifting → Canadian Powerlifting Union, CPU, Federation, Global Powerlifting Committee, GPC, IPF, NASA, Natural Athlete Strength Association, Powerlifting America100, Prominent, Raw Powerlifting FederationInternational Powerlifting, Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate, RPS, Southern Powerlifting Federation, SPF, United States Powerlifting Association, USA Powerlifting, USAPL, USPA, WDFPF
related to Developments in equipment and rules · 20
Powerlifting → Ace, ADFPA/USAPL, Another, As, Bench, For, IPF, John Inzer, Many, Most, NASA, Natural Athlete Strength Association, Other, Ray Madden, Southern Powerlifting Federation, SPF, The, The Monolift, This, Weightlifting
related to Rank and classification · 18
Powerlifting → ADAU, Anti-Drug Athletes United, APF, Class, Elite, II, III, IPF/Powerlifting America, IV, Master, Several, The Elite, The Master, There, These, United States Powerlifting Association, USAPL, USPA
related to Nutrition · 17
Powerlifting → Additionally, Although, Caffeine, For, However, In, ISSN, Moreover, Optimizing, Protein, Sports Nutrition, Sports Sciences, Sufficient, The, The International Society, The Journal, Timing
related to Competition · 12
Powerlifting → Comparisons, Competitors, Foster, Glossbrenner, IPF GL Points, McCulloch, Outstanding Lifter, Reshel, Schwartz/Malone, Siff, Winner, World
related to Raw powerlifting · 11
Powerlifting → By, Classic Unequipped World Cup, Eventually, IPF, Raw, Raw Nationals, Some, The, United Powerlifting Association, UPA, USAPL
related to Equipped squats · 10
Powerlifting → During, Even, For, It, Knee, Squat, The, There, They, This
related to Supportive equipment · 7
Powerlifting → Chalk, In, Some, Straps, Supportive, The, This

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squat bench deadlift ipf weight press bar lifter used training strength federations equipment lift may competition lifts also lifters knee

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PowerliftingContactNo1.00infobox
PowerliftingCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
PowerliftingEquipmentBarbells, weight plates, collars, chalk, heel-elevated shoes, barefoot shoes, belt, knee sleeves & wrist wraps1.00infobox
PowerliftingFirst played1950s, United States of America1.00infobox
PowerliftingHighest governing bodyInternational Powerlifting Federation1.00infobox
PowerliftingMixed-sexNo, separate competitions1.00infobox
PowerliftingOlympicNo1.00infobox
PowerliftingParalympic1984 – present1.00infobox
PowerliftingTypeStrength sport1.00infobox
PowerliftingWorld Games1981 – present (Equipped) 2025 – present (Raw)1.00infobox
Powerliftingis acompetitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts0.90text
the IPF maintained more restrictive rules on which supportive equipment could be usedinstance ofwhile others0.80text

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