Discs are loaded identically on either side of the bar in order to ensure the bar is perfectly balanced at the center. Weighing 2.5kg (5.5 lbs) each, a collar is placed on either end of the bar to ...

Lifting jacks are used for leveling or positioning heavy equipment, lifting automobiles and for supporting structures ... manufacturers generally have a shoe to mate to a lifting point in the ...

Universal Robots is increasing the payload capacities of its UR20 and UR30 collaborative robot arms by 5 kg each for no extra ...

Weightlifting — also known as resistance training — was once reserved for bodybuilders due to the myth that lifting weights makes you look bulky, but becoming bulky as a woman is difficult.

The weights sections of the gym can be daunting, and the same goes if you're finally dusting off that bit of home gym equipment knocking ... to it or when you start lifting heavy, you’ll find ...

“Lifting that extra ... available as optional equipment and take away the guesswork from the operator, especially on a load that may not be labeled with its weight,” says Bisson.

Weight training makes for a challenging workout, but it should not be causing damage to your hands and wrists. A fitness expert explains how to practise safer lifting and avoid injury. Here, Dr ...

Lifting heavy weights around the time of retirement could preserve leg strength into older age, research suggests. People ...

You know the many benefits of strength training for runners, including more power and injury protection. But actually adding those lifting sessions to your schedule is sometimes harder to achieve.

We’ve asked the experts for their insights into weight lifting and the nervous system. The study, which was carried out by Dr Isabel Glover and Professor Sturary Baker from the Movement ...