Weightlifting Exercises

Find an extensive list of weightlifting exercises below with links where you can find out all about each exercise.

Legs

Squat Form
Overhead Squat
Bulgarian squat
Calf raises
Leg press
Squat

Biceps

Negative Curls
Biceps 21's
Biceps Curl

Chest

Partial Reps
Flat Bench Press

Back

Pull ups
Good morning
Lat pulldown
Barbell Bent over Row
Supine Row
Deadlift
Shrugs
Pendlay Rows

Upper Body

Crucifix
Power clean
Clean and Press

Shoulders

Arnie press
Rear deltoid
Front raise
Lateral Raise
Shoulder press
Upright Row

Triceps

Skull crushers

Vasiliy Alekseyev

Vasiliy Alekseyev, a Russian born Василий Иванович Алексеев in 1942 is renowned as one of the greatest weightlifters the world has ever produced.

Vasiliy Alekseyev competed in weightlifting for the Soviet Union throughout the 1970's and during his reign as the best weightlifter in the world he set eighty world records for weightlifting.

Alekseyev started weightlifting at the age of 18 at the Trud Voluntary Sports Society, it was during these early years that he soon found that he was physically perfect for the sport.

Competing in the 110+ category of weightlifting during a time where some lifts were still being carried out that are not part of the weightlifting circuit today, Vasiliy Alekseyev was well known for being able to produce awe inspiring feats of strength through the power of his lifts.

Vasiliy was the European Champion every year from 1970 all the way through to (and including) 1978, he was also the World Champion every year from 1970 all the way through to (and including) 1977.

Personal statistics:

Height - 1.86 metres (6 feet 1 inch)
Weight - 161.75 kg (355.85 lbs)

Below are some of Alekseyevs great records:

• Snatch: 190.0 kg in 1977-09-01 on Podolsk;
• Clean and press: 236.5 kg, official world record until 1972;
• Clean and jerk: 256.0 kg in 1977-11-01 on Moscow;
• Total: 645.0 kg (clean and press + snatch + clean and jerk), in 1972-04-15, on Tallinn, official world record until 1972;[6]
• Total: 445.0 kg (snatch + clean and jerk) on Podolsk
  

Build Bigger Forearms

One area of the upper body neglected more than any other is the forearms, everyone builds bigger biceps but what about the area of the arm below the elbow? Not many people remember to train this area.

Taking this into consideration how many of you would love to build bigger forearms? Most of you would so why are you not training your forearms?

There is an easy way to build bigger forearms by simply adding a couple of forearm exercises into your biceps workout.

Build Bigger Forearms

To build bigger forearms the two exercises you need to incorporate in to your biceps workout are wrist curls. Simply carry out supinated and pronated wrist curls at the end of your workout with three sets of twelve reps and your on your way to big bulging forearms.

For wrist curls you dont need a heavy weight, in fact some people will find training with a 10 kg barbell enough to feel the burn in their forearms.

So simply take a barbell and carry out three sets of supinated wrist curls, this means with your palms facing up towards your face, follow this with three sets of pronated wrist curls which means with your palms facing down towards your feet.

Building bigger forearms is an important and integral part of building your strength to support both your biceps and back workouts among other body parts.

What are you waiting for, get started on those forearms today!