Weightlifting exists for a long period of time now. Back when the first Olympic event was held in 1896, it was the only sport which involves the lifting of heavy weights. Later, it evolved into body building techniques and is known to present as weight training open to both men and women. The weights used vary in color, sizes and weight to complement the strength and body type of the person.

There are two versions of weightlifting namely the snatch and the clean and jerk. Snatch is when the athlete lifts the barbell over the head in one single move while the clean and jerk needs a lift first to the neck and then above their head.

In both types, they need to keep the barbell above their heads for a few seconds while keeping still. For the mechanics of the game, the competition has eight series to choose from depending on body weight with three judges to make calls whether the lift is successful or not. Success is signaled through the shining of two white lights.

Weightlifting can attribute to your fitness. According to Hippocrates, what is used grows and what is not wastes away. This is the content of the principle in developing your muscles through weight lifting. The successive lifting of weights improves your muscles and adds the mass but the non use weakens the muscles making it undeveloped.

The proper use of the procedure of lifting has several advantages to your body with steroids. It can improve your health and well being, improve your physic, tones and firms your body, increases metabolisms, lessens fat and increase the levels of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, which will help improve your mood and overcome depression.

 However, the improper use of weight lifting may give your injuries in both your body and muscles. These injuries range from temporary to permanent depending on the damage caused.  The increase in serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine may also be addictive so people develop an urge to do heavy work out when they are in a bad mood.

You may also have gradual overload. This occurs when you do not notice that you are already lifting too much weight that your muscles can take. For overtraining, there are two views that are introduced to detect this. Other trainers would view it as the moment when there is already muscular failure while others view overtraining as when the individual is unable to continue any longer.