Tag : strength training

Vegetarian Protein Sources and Strength Training in Powerlifting »

By Marko on Jan 10, 2010 in Nutrition | 2 Comments

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To gain broader perspective and see whether vegetarian protein can substitute protein derived from animal sources with the same efficiency when it comes to strength training in powerlifting or any other sport that requires strenuous physical activity let’s first define vegetarianism and its forms.

Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat everything but animal flesh.
Lacto vegetarians eat everything [...]

Sport of Powerlifting »

By Marko on Oct 31, 2009 in For Beginners | 6 Comments

To truly understand what a powerlifting is first you need to understand what it was. Back in the day, when powerlifting was not yet introduced and established as a sport, there were events called the odd lifts. This sport resembled very much today’s Strongman and Olympic Weightlifting events. It consisted of a group of lifts, [...]