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Bryony Firth-Bernard

I tried Olympic weightlifting for the first time – here are three things it's taught me

T3's Active Writer trying Olympic weightlifting.

Strength and hypertrophy training may be my main style of training, but as T3’s Active Writer (the title kind of gives it away), I love keeping active, taking on new challenges, and Olympic weightlifting is something I’ve admired for a long time now.

While I think bodybuilders possess remarkable mental resilience and powerlifters have outstanding strength, Olympic lifters nail both. After all, it’s a true test of the mind and body being able to throw near (if not more) than your bodyweight above your head.

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