Amelia DeCoil transformed her life through the companionship of her canine pal and the discipline of powerlifting.

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, ...

Resistance training has long been recommended for health reasons, but a new wave of passionate female powerlifters say the sport has benefits that extend well beyond fitness. “LIFTING WEIGHTS CHANGED ...

Thamar Gisele Mengue of Cameroon prepares to lift the weights during the women's heavyweight para powerlifting final at the Commonwealth Games at The NEC in Birmingham, England, in 2022. [AP photo] ...

While struggling through long jumps and lunges during a recent class at my boxing gym, the owner suggested I lift weights—heavyweights—to help build strength in my legs and protect my joints.