Persuasive Essay On Weightlifting

A regular person looking into a gym might see a bunch of different-sized guys and girls just throwing around weight, working up a sweat, and straining their bodies for 1-2 hours each day. Then go home and consume supplements that cost a fortune. But to the people in the gym, they look at the people not trying to better themselves and who are just content on looking the same every day without any drive to look better and feel better. But if you step into a gym you will find a world that isn't like you think. Each person has their own goals. Whether it is to get stronger so they can go out and compete on who can lift a bar with more weight on it. Or step on stage in short shorts flexing every muscle in your body hoping the judge thinks you're

Form definitely matters, but not at much as getting the weight up and down. When you walk into a gym you will most likely pick out who the bodybuilder is v.s who the powerlifter is. They usually have more of a stocky build with more fat and (power). These men and women are focusing more on higher weights but lower reps. They primarily go to the 2-5 rep max with bodybuilders focusing on the 12-15 rep maxes. Mainly with powerlifters, you will see them working with “the big 3” bench, squat, and deadlift. With bench-press, they have an arched back and a wider grip to eliminate a lot of motion needed to push the weight. With squat, it is mostly the same, but it is necessary that you get the full range of motion when doing a squat because if you only go ¾ of the way down then you could possibly injure yourself, and if you went halfway down in a powerlifting competition, then the lift won't count, so they need to make sure they go all the way down. The last of the big three is deadlift. There are two ways to do this exercise. There is a conventional deadlift where your hands are positioned outside your legs where you will have to pull the weight farther meaning it is harder to do the conventional deadlifts. A second variation is the sumo deadlift. This is where your legs are positioned farther away from your hands and your hands are positioned in between your legs whilst grabbing the bar. This form requires much less range of motion meaning it is easier. These power-lifting men and women have longer rest periods. So they can fully recover so they can pull the same weight if not more, to train at