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The History Of Weightlifting

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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

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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

Support the Show.

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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

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

Support the Show.

  continue reading

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