outlifting

Bearing heavier loads

Outlifting means lifting more than someone else, surpassing another in a lifting competition or exercise: She outlifted everyone in her weight class.

The term appears mostly in weightlifting and strength training contexts, where athletes compare performance.

surpassing

exceeding

Going beyond limits

eclipsing · outdoing · overcoming · beating · prevailing · triumphing · dominating · outclassing · defeating

weightlifting

snatch

Rapid forceful taking

overhead · barbell · platform · grip · chalk · spotter · technique · form · lockout · rack

competition

rival

One who competes against

  • opponentOne who contends against
  • recordPreserved account or achievement
  • podiumRaised platform for speakers

meet · championship · division · weight class · personal best · qualifying · nationals · worlds · federation · judge

Opposites
competitive lifting performance

outliftingunderperforming

Doing worse than expected

coming up short · trailing · falling behind

power/strength outcome

outliftingsuccumbing

Ceasing to resist

yielding · failing · submitting · buckling · weakening

Family

lift, uplift, lifted, uplifting, lifting, uplifted, lifter, uplifts, lifters

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G