LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Oct 24, 2012) - Many women are put off by weight training for fear it will make them too muscular and bulky. Any certified personal trainer will tell you that ...

Dispelling the myth that weightlifting makes women bulky, this article reveals that strength training actually builds lean ...

A Halifax woman is pumped for national weightlifting championships this weekend in Mississauga, Ontario. Melanie Clarke is one of two weightlifters from the Maritimes competing in the event. On Sunday ...

Jeane Lassen smiles during her first attempt in the 126kg clean and jerk in the women's 69kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Lassen won a gold medal at the event with a ...

Mira Mohan has been weightlifting for two years. She wanted to lift weights as a young teenager, but it was not until she saw Mirabai Chanu win an Olympic medal for India that weightlifting became an ...

A Saskatoon teenager has made history by setting a new world record in Olympic weight-lifting. Etta Love, 17, successfully clean-and-jerked 146 kilograms to surpass the previous youth world record of ...

In the heavily male-dominated world of weightlifting, women are breaking stereotypes and inspiring each other to fill the weight room. “The gym is a place to learn more about yourself,” said Awni ...

If, so far, you’ve not been all that interested in weight training, this story might leave you reaching for the nearest dumbbell. An American-Chinese study has revealed a link between weight training ...

If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...