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2 unusual facts about Weight training


Dominick Napolitano

Napolitano, who was a weight lifter, constantly challenged Pistone, who was the only guy that Napolitano could not beat.

Kirk Hinrich

The Chicago Tribune reported that Hinrich dropped out of his commitment to the US national team so that he could focus on his wedding, and to "hitting the weights" hard.



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Ben Helfgott

As a guest on the BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs programme on 1 April 2007, he chose to be stranded with a copy of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy and a bar with two discs for weight training.

Gorilla press

Military press, a weight training exercise utilizing a similar motion as the gorilla press

History of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

In 1993 Lou Ferrigno was brought in to speak to Sharks players about the benefits of weight-training.

HIT training

High intensity training - a weight training system developed for bodybuilders by Arthur Jones in the 1970s

Lauren Powers

Moved to join the Laguna Beach Fire Department, she began weight training in order to pass the physical agility test in 1994.

Stevie May

At the start of the league season, BBC commentator Rob MacLean described him as "having been pumped up with a bicycle pump" due to his weight training and maturing out of his teenage years over the summer months.

Sydney Adventist College

Some of the sports include: Aqua Aerobics, Tennis, Laser Tag, Skateboarding, Golf, Self Defence, Ice Skating, Soccer, Surfing, Basketball, Weight Training and Cycling.