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Planet Fitness adds plate loaded equipment for strength training
Spring is here, and maybe you’re looking to mix up your workout routine. Planet Fitness has added three new plate loaded ...
How to Use Lifting Straps 101
There are three main types of lifting straps: regular or “lasso” straps, figure-8 straps, and Olympic straps. Regular/Lasso ...
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High-performance lifting equipment brought to Southern Africa
Lifting equipment supplier SkyJacks has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with US company Atlas Lifting and Rigging ...
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Here’s where seasonal weight restrictions are being lifted on Michigan roads
Michigan implements annual road weight restrictions in the spring when warmer weather causes the frozen roads to thaw from ...
4 ways to make it safe for your children to lift weights, and the science-backed benefits
My 12-year-old child wants to start lifting weights; should I let them? Our Fitness Director answers the question ...
Gymgoer died in ‘tragic accident’ as 65kg weight fell on head
A University of East Anglia student died in a “tragic accident” involving gym equipment, an inquest has heard. Mohammed ...
Student died after slipping while using weights machine at the gym
Mohammed Farraj had been using an aerobic step to perform calf raises while using equipment at the gym at the University of ...
Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym when 65kg bar fell on top of him after he failed to correctly lock brakes on Smith Machine
Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes ...
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UEA student died in 'blunt guillotine' Sportspark tragedy
A gym mishap known as the 'blunt guillotine' led to the death of a UEA student after he slipped while using equipment, causing a 65kg bar to come down on his neck. Mohammed Farraj died from a head ...
Gym user killed by weight machine at UEA Sportspark gym after slipping on step, inquest told
The inquest heard Mohammed Farraj, 21, had been doing calf raises using an aerobics step and that the safety stops had been ...
Student, 21, died after he ‘slipped using weight machine at gym and dropped 65kg bar on his head’
A STUDENT died after he slipped and dropped a 65kg bar on his head while using a weight machine at the gym, an inquest heard.