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Weightlifter shot, says dumbbell dropped on bullet
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A California weightlifter says he accidentally shot himself by dropping a dumbbell on a bullet. The man was wounded in the shoulder. He told Modesto police officers he was lifting dumbbells in his home Wednesday night when... -
Arizona nonagenarian sets weightlifting world record
ReutersBy David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 14 (Reuters) - A barrel-chested 91-year-old strongman from Arizona shattered the world record for the bench press in his dwindling age group, with a lift of 187.2 pounds - some 50 pounds more than the previous record....Tags: The Arizona Republic, Newspaper and Magazine
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Mississippi OT Ethan Frith commits to FSU at camp
Orlando SentinelEthan Frith didn’t really plan on committing to Florida State during his one-day trip to the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp in Tallahassee on Friday. I just kind of happened. “I felt good about it. … felt like I did pretty good and I&...Tags: Jimbo Fisher, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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10 Fitness Myths
Muscle can turn into fat, lifting weights makes you look like Arnold, and a thousand crunches a day will give you a six-pack. Yes, fitness myths are many, and they are persistent â" like mosquitoes on a late-summer night. And they haven't changed much...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Physiology
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Roman Fernandez: Palm Beach Weightlifter of the Year
Roman Fernandez Seminole Ridge senior Season highlights: Fernandez, in his second year of competition, placed third in the heavyweight division of the Class 2A state tournament with career bests in both the bench press (435 pounds) and clean and jerk... -
List of scholar-athletes for Palm Beach County
Benjamin KODY RUEDISILI: 3.70 GPA; Wofford College; soccer, baseball; Eagle Scout; Stars of the Future Club president Boca Raton CHARLES STRIPPOLI: Class rank 93 out of 786; Johns Hopkins University; football, weightlifting; AP Scholar with...Tags: Soccer, University of Pennsylvania, Christianity, Government, Technology
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Olympics-IOC sports revenue rankings
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the rankings of the 26 sports federations in the Olympics to determine revenue distribution from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. 2016 Rankings Group...Tags: Sports, Taekwon-Do, Equestrian, Tennis, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Golf: Kreiger strikes gold
South Bend TribunePenn High School’s Kyle Kreiger captured the gold medal in the 69-kilo, youth 16-17-year-old division at the Indiana State Weightlifting championships at Crown Point High School last weekend. Kreiger, from Lynch’s Gym, lifted a snatch of 75...Tags: High School Sports, Clean and Jerk
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FAU offers lineman Jalen Merrick of New Smyrna Beach
Orlando SentinelWhen Jalen Merrick and his New Smyrna Beach teammates travel to West Palm Beach on Friday night to face off against Palm Beach Central in the spring game, he’ll have plenty to prove. He already knew he’d be going up against one of the best...Tags: Florida Atlantic Owls, New Smyrna Beach
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Crossfit at the beach
Orlando SentinelThe cult of crossfitters usually confine themselves to their “boxes,” -- giant warehouses where those who revel in the feeling of oxygen depletion fight gravity in series of rapid succession and tortuous exercises by flipping tires, climbing...Tags: Windsurfing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ocean Surfing
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All-area weightlifting: Lifter of year celebrates title with more workouts
PORT ORANGE — Three weeks after Luis Verdiales capped his senior season by winning a state championship, he still was working out in the weight room that has become his second home. Port Orange Spruce Creek weightlifters make pumping iron look...
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Kelly's Eagles will do everything faster
Andy Reid was known for running fast-paced practices designed to maximize a minimal amount of time on the field. The former head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles paid as much attention to what players did between plays as he did to how they performed...
Tags: Bradley Fletcher, Connor Barwin, Arrelious Benn, Chip Kelly, Lehigh University
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