weight lifter
Gym-based strength competitor
A weight lifter is someone who lifts weights for exercise or competition.
The term covers both casual gym-goers doing strength training and competitive athletes in Olympic or powerlifting events: She's been a weight lifter since college.
Also spelled as one word: weightlifter.
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
- clean and jerkTwo-stage weightlifting technique
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- bench pressSupine barbell lift
deadlift · snatch · power clean · world records · gold medal · platform · clean · medal · kettlebells · chalk · trapezius · wrist wraps · Olympic weightlifting · biceps · training regimen · deltoids · muscle mass · competition
- wellness lifestyleshealth nut, clean eater, vegan, vegetarian, gym rat
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
weight lifterendurance athlete
Competitor in prolonged physical events
ultramarathoner · triathlete · cross-country runner · cyclist · aerobics instructor
weight lifterjockey
Professional race rider
ballet dancer · gymnast · distance runner · fashion model · anorexic
weight lifterwaif
Abandoned, neglected child
beanpole · twig · ectomorph · lightweight · featherweight
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