As the name implies, a competitive sport involving the lifting of weights.
Competition consists of three different lifts, the squat, the bench press and the deadlift.
These lifts are often part of general weight training programs. Unlike Olympic lifting, which consists of the snatch and the clean and jerk, the weights are not lifted over the head. While powerlifting has its own technique, it requires less co-ordination, balance and speed than Olympic lifting. There is no one sort of person. Powerlifters come in all shapes and sizes, all ages, both sexes and all walks of life.