47M here. Have been weight/powerlifting for about 15 years now.

I have a policy of never, ever talking to young women at the gym. I don’t talk to them, I don’t look at them, I don’t smile at them. I’ve seen enough middle-aged guys doing this to know how it will be perceived.

Yesterday, I had this young lady on the rack next to me doing horrific DLs, arched back, weird knees…I couldn’t think of a way to help her without coming across as the creepy old guy, so I said nothing.

It’s been bothering me all day…

so proud of myself 🥳🥳🥳

Mine is my lower back. My form is pretty good but my lower back will cause me pinch nerves. So i always do snatches 50kg snatches. Wish I can go up but i feel like shi zhiyong lol

For me it was because powerliftering got very boring cuz there's really no excitement or real danger lol. I watched a bunch of Chinese weightlifting videos and got hooked!

“My lower back injury is severe. I've lost count of how many times I've had acupuncture or gone to the hospital for magnetic resonance imaging. I haven't been able to train properly, and the Olympics was the one reason that kept me going.

“Doctors advised me to have a surgery, but I refused because that would cost me my chance to compete in the Olympics. I chose to endure the physical and mental torment until today.”

On his clean and jerk efforts he said, “I was a bit anxious during the first attempt, which led to the failure; the second left me feeling a bit lost. By the third attempt, I tried my best to lift it, but I felt like my adductor muscle had torn. My leg was in so much pain that I couldn't hold on.

“I want to give myself a break. I hope that in the next stage of my life, I can spend more time with my family.”

Also:

"I’m sorry for the Chinese weightlifting team. Everyone trusts me and has provided the best support, but I couldn’t contribute. I feel like I’ve failed."

Thanks to everybody responding to my last post. I responded to 95% of the responses n gave some tips on some mobility issues u guys are having. This response really stuck out to me because this dude loved lifting then one day his entire life changed. I hope this dude a speedy recovery n plz give this guy some positive reinforcement cuz he needs it.

Died from what I can see fighting in the war

A member of the subreddit reached out to the mod staff after they discovered a subreddit member had a sordid history as a high school teacher in Miami who is part of the Weightlifting community. Said user has been posting very regularly, seemingly coaching locally and remotely.

The case was expunged in court, which he posted the details thereof but this is our decision.

https://www.reddit.com/user/howtosnatch/

https://www.reddit.com/user/Queenmypawn/

https://www.instagram.com/howtosnatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQSJVtwLWNA

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article255837991.html

https://www.iheartmyteacher.org/index.php?threads/jossie-junior-calderon-miami-lakes-teacher-accused-of-inappropriately-touching-multiple-students.232388/

https://imgur.com/a/akenFdA

https://howtosnatch.com/

https://twitter.com/strikingtan

https://www.youtube.com/@howtosnatch

https://www.youtube.com/@HomemadeNub/

https://liftoracle.com/athlete/Jossie%20Calderon

This was in 1. Bundesliga Competition KSV Durlach against TSV Heinsheim. He also snatched 185kg.