4.3. POWER LIFTING

With the exception of sports clubs, Cross Fit specialties and some group training programs, weightlifting movements are rarely used in the training of those in the private gym "weight room". Learning them takes time, executing them is difficult, requires thorough technical training to avoid injuries, enough and usually unavailable space, specialized equipment, and crowd sourcing that prevails in most gyms - they are quite dangerous, especially for... other training clients. So many athletes who want to get into the dynamic lifts are turning to Power Lifting, which is much easier to do in regular gyms. Power lifting (Dynamic Triathlon)^[1] is a powerlifting sport related to Olympic Weightlifting, except that there are three different exercises using an Olympic bar:

1. Bench Press.
2. Squat.
3. Dead lift.

Athletes and athletes are divided into body weight categories, which are determined by each federation or by the race organizer. There may also be age categories, such as in lifting weights. Athletes or athletes who reach the maximum sum in all three lifts are declared winners.   [1] The first official race in the history of power lifting as a racing sport took place in 1964, under the auspices of the American Athletic Union (AAU).