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[–]NeedMoreCoffee 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

but weightlifting is right? Isn't it kind of the same thing? I don't know anything about lifting though.

[–]SweetBabyCheeses 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That’s Olympic weightlifting - the snatch and clean & jerk. Very dynamic and technical movements. Powerlifting is just deadlift, back squat and bench press or shoulder press - much more simple movements. The former requires good genetics, skill, technique, mobility - they’re more like gymnasts than body builders. The latter requires pure strength and the average bloke will usually be able to lift around double the women, so HRT doesn’t suddenly halve this!