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The History Of Weightlifting
Manage episode 363147952 series 3475445
In episode 55, we travel back in time and share some insights on the origins of weightlifting over the last 5-6000 years of recorded history.
- Ancient Egyptians and their sand-sack throwing
- Ancient Greece and the origin of progressive weight training
- Ancient China and the origin of the barbell
- Lifting Stones
- Halteres (ancient dumbbells)
- Indian clubs
- Ancient Russia and the origin of kettlebells
- Olympic weightlifting in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Sources
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- https://physicalculturestudy.com/2014/11/18/an-early-history-of-weightlifting/
- Tsatsouline, P. (2019). Kettlebell: Simple & sinister. StrongFirst.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_training#History
Links:
Instagram: @workingmansweightlifting
Discord: discord.workingmansweightlifting.com
Website: www.workingmansweightlifting.com
Merch: shop.workingmansweightlifting.com
Support the show: support.workingmansweightlifting.com
Recommended gear and supplements: links.workingmansweightlifting.com
78 episodes
Manage episode 363147952 series 3475445
In episode 55, we travel back in time and share some insights on the origins of weightlifting over the last 5-6000 years of recorded history.
- Ancient Egyptians and their sand-sack throwing
- Ancient Greece and the origin of progressive weight training
- Ancient China and the origin of the barbell
- Lifting Stones
- Halteres (ancient dumbbells)
- Indian clubs
- Ancient Russia and the origin of kettlebells
- Olympic weightlifting in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Sources
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- https://physicalculturestudy.com/2014/11/18/an-early-history-of-weightlifting/
- Tsatsouline, P. (2019). Kettlebell: Simple & sinister. StrongFirst.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_training#History
Links:
Instagram: @workingmansweightlifting
Discord: discord.workingmansweightlifting.com
Website: www.workingmansweightlifting.com
Merch: shop.workingmansweightlifting.com
Support the show: support.workingmansweightlifting.com
Recommended gear and supplements: links.workingmansweightlifting.com
78 episodes
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