Weightlifting and Fitness Training

Images of individuals lifting weights in various gym settings. The mood is focused, showcasing dedication and strength in a fitness environment.

Amputee athlete picking barbell with people cheering in background at gym

athletic young shirtless guy having competition of flipping big tires in gym

Woman weight lifting in health club

Mature crossfit athlete exercising with ropes

Professional athlete sits in front of the bar and is preparing to raise it. Back view

Fitness man lifting weights in outdoor gym. Bodybuilder doing deadlift workout

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Pagano, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, performs the standing power throw for the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Iron Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 21, 2022.The Iron Squad Competition is a four-day event designed to test each squad and individual competitors physical stamina, Warrior Tasks and Battle Drill skills and military knowledge. The winning squad will advance to compete in the III Corps Best Squad Competition later this year at Fort Hood.

Jordan Betz, 26th Special Tactics Squadron strength and conditioning coach, films the deadlift portion of the Worlds Strongest Operator competition in Allen, TX, Sep. 9, 2022. Betz created the idea of the Worlds Strongest Operator event in honor of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Combat Controller killed in action Nov. 27, 2018.

barbell weight training, Ses Salines amateur CrossFit competition, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Liam Moran, a corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in a weightlifting event during the Warlord Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps.

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Young woman lifting barbell

Caucasian woman lifting weights outdoors

Smiling male athlete lifting barbell at sports studio

Personal trainer catches ride on weight sled pushed by client.

Weightlifter in dark gym

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220920-N-WD859-1642 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 20, 2022) Chief Electricians Mate Rubin Fletcher, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), participates in a squat challenge hosted by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation division, Sep. 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220920-N-WD859-1642 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 20, 2022) Chief Electricians Mate Rubin Fletcher, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), participates in a squat challenge hosted by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation division, Sep. 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Retired U.S. Army Specialist Angela Euson competes in the powerlifting competition during the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 21, 2022.

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Male athlete doing suspension training in gym

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Rigling, a field artillery fire controller with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, squats during a weightlifting meet aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The 1000 Pound Club is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

220528-N-BP862-1099 ADRIATIC SEA (May 28, 2022) Sailors play basketball in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a steel beach picnic, May 28, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Focused athlete performing gymnastic rings exercise in an indoor gym.

France, jumping woman in crossfit gymnasium.

Caucasian woman doing chin-ups outdoors

U.S. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps sergeant instructor staff with Cornell University compete in a fitness challenge during the 41st annual Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition, Ithaca, New York, Oct. 22, 2022. Over 300 Navy Midshipmen and military cadets from the East Coast competed. The competition includes close order drill and a wide spectrum of fitness challenges.

Man doing push-ups near kettlebell outdoors

Caribbean, Cuba, Havana, Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym, a Cuban center to train and learn the skills of boxing. Boxing is one of Cuba's favorite sports. (Editorial Use Only)

Fitness handsome man doing dipping exercise using rings in the gym

Sledgehammer Tire Hits young muscular man workout at gym with hammer and tractor tire

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Keating, veteran, competes in powerlifting during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 23, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

Senior Airman Richard Van, 374th Security Forces Squadron electronic security systems noncommissioned officer in charge, performs squats during a Murph challenge, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The Murph challenge consists of 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and a mile run before and after the repetitions, with or without a weighted vest.

A woman does burpees and push-ups at a CrossFit competition.

220818-N-WD859-1466 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ethan Trehart, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), participates in a deadlifting competition hosted by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation division in the hangar bay, Aug. 18, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Close-up of a handicapped man using an elastic band to work out in a cross training gym

Fit shirtless young man working out with heavy disc in a garage

An athletic firefighter tugs a heavy tire with a length of firehose

Photo of an attractive young man working out with a tractor tire at a gym.

Trainer observing cross training athlete jumping over barbell in gym

Caucasian man climbing rope in gym

Two young men in gym doing weight training

Crossfit toes to bar men pull-ups 2 bars workout exercise at gym

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

AUSTIN, Texas Texas Army National Guard Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, practiced the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT 4.0) May 13, 2022, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The new ACFT 4.0 is scheduled to start for record testing in Spring 2023 for Texas Army National Guard Soldiers. The newest changes to the test are the gender and age specific scoring, and replacing the leg tuck with the plank. After several years of testing, analyzing and adjusting, the ACFT 4.0 is a more comprehensive test of a Soldiers fitness and capabilities to perform their duties to the Army standard. (Photo by Sgt. Christina Clardy)

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Staff Sgt. John Shepherd, a human resources specialist with Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire Army National Guard, deadlifts during an Army Combat Fitness Test on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Concord, N.H. The test comprises six events, including a deadlift, standing power throw, hand-release push-ups, spring-drag-carry, plank hold, and two-mile run.

Petty Officer 1st Class Reginald Bince dressed as the popular comic book character Deadshot, participates in the Night of the Living Deadlift contest at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE NLON) in Groton, Connecticut, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, while Senior Chief Petty Officer Simon Makuchowski looks on. The annual event is part weightlifting, part costume contest and was started by Tammie Kaman, facilities manager and sports coordinator at SUBASE NLON. Both Navy personnel and civilians on the base were eligible to participate in the event. (U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Towner/Released)

120722-N-MH885-012PHILIPPINE SEA (July 22, 2012) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Tony Spraggins, from Chicago, competes for first place in the pound-for-pound challenge weight lifting competition aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Participating sailors must compete in bench press, pull-up and dip exercises for their weight class. George Washington, the Navys only forward deployed aircraft carrier, departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka is on its 2012 patrol.

Sledgehammer Tire Hits young muscular man workout at gym with hammer and tractor tire

Man doing pull-ups on a bar in a modern gym

Professional weightlifter sits on a bench in the gym with two dumbbells on his lap

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Dominguez, veteran, competes in powerlifting during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 23, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

weight training, Ses Salines amateur CrossFit competition, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

A U.S. service member deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, does push-ups during a three-day six-event U.S. Air Force versus U.S. Army spartan fitness competition, Oct. 1, 2022. During the Blue vs. Green competition, each side worked their cardio, core and muscle strength to win bragging rights and increase physical readiness. The Armys strong but the Air Force leads the way, winning five of the six events and tying one. The Airmen of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing won the overall competition in a landslide victory.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cole Thielen attempts to fix his wheel during wheelchair rugby practice at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Staff Sgt. Veronika Worley, 436th Operations Support Squadron executive assistant, flips a tire during a Womens History Month obstacle course event at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 31, 2023. The event closed out Team Dovers observance of 2023s Womens History Month and consisted of 12 CrossFit exercises.

Tech. Sgt. David, a 432nd Maintenance Group contract officer representative, performs chest-fly repetitions while his trainer, Derrick Chandler, motivates him during a workout Dec. 4, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. David recently attained his International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness professional card, which allows him to compete in professional bodybuilding competitions.

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weight training, Ses Salines amateur CrossFit competition, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Brett Carbo, 75th Force Support Squadron training specialist, teaches airmen proper exercise discipline at the Hess Fitness Center on Hill Air Force Base, April 15, 2022. The Fitness Improvement Program is designed to improve and assist airmen in achieving Air Force physical standards.

People exercising in gym

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, participate in a morning WARR (Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience) physical training session aboard Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan 25. Launched in 2023, the WARR program focuses on strengthening Marines fitness in their physical, mental, social, and spiritual domains. Headquarters Marine Corps is working with subject matter experts to provide WARR Centers for Marines at multiple installations. These facilities, operated by Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), will serve as a collaborative, holistic program that will enhance combat readiness in conjunction with warfighter resiliency.

U.S. Army Capt. Juan Torres Valenzuela draws a bow while competing in the archery event during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 27, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

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Basketball player in a wheelchair

Mid adult man weightlifting

Maj. Scott Grupp, commander of the 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, prepares to execute the standing power throw of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Vanguard Gym on Fort Jackson, South Carolina, April 23, 2022. The ACFT is the newest form of physical testing in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spc. Jabari Clyburn, 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Joseph Sheffield, certified strength and conditioning coach, with the 16th Military Police Brigades Holistic Health and Fitness System demonstrates a strength exercise, Aug. 23. H2F is part of the Armys People First Strategy and is aimed at improving Soldier readiness through a whole health for life model.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division conduct the annual Tropic Lightning Week weightlifting competition, bench press event on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2022. TLW 2022 is a week-long occurrence comprising 15 competitive events designed to build cohesion, increase morale, and celebrate the Divisions history.

Athletic man weight lifting with barbell at gym

A Marine uses weight equipment in the gym aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

AUSTIN, Texas Texas Army National Guard Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, practiced the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT 4.0) May 13, 2022, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The new ACFT 4.0 is scheduled to start for record testing in Spring 2023 for Texas Army National Guard Soldiers. The newest changes to the test are the gender and age specific scoring, and replacing the leg tuck with the plank. After several years of testing, analyzing and adjusting, the ACFT 4.0 is a more comprehensive test of a Soldiers fitness and capabilities to perform their duties to the Army standard. (Photo by Sgt. Christina Clardy)

Madrid, 12/05/2015. Crossfit in the Magic box. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Spc. David Kocian, a human resources specialist in the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, teaches a yoga class at Camp Adder, Iraq. The 21-year Army veteran is a Pittsburgh, Pa., native, and Palmyra resident. He bagan teaching yoga during the 28th CAB's mobilization because soldiers showed significant interest when they discovered he was an avid student of yoga.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Hairston, a recovering service member at Wounded Warrior Battalion East, exercises at his hometown gym in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 12, 2022. Hairston founded a nonprofit organization named Salvage Life, which aims to help people with disabilities through adaptive sports.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers and their families participated in a family leisure obstacle course during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Ky. on Sept. 24, 2022.

NASA commercial crew astronaut Mike Hopkins performs physical training on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) at the agencys Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hopkins is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragons second crewed flight.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michaell Murphy focuses while competing in the archery event during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 27, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

A spectator lifts 140 pounds during the Chicago Auto Show at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, on Feb. 13, 2024. Army Reserve by Maj. Shamika Hill)

In early April, cadets from the Bronco Battalion of Boise State University gathered on Gowen Field to complete the Army Combat Fitness Test.The Spring Semester of 2022 is nearing completion and the cadets of the Boise State University Army ROTC Bronco Battalion remained active through April as they marched toward the finish line. Cadets completed the Army Combat Fitness Test, a 12 and 8 mile Ruck March along the City of Boise Green Belt Trail, and a personal development workshop on establishing financial stability. Several cadets will receive their commission as 2Lt.s In the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard on May 6, 2022, and graduate the following day, May 7, 2022.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 2, 2022) U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brant Ireland (center) and the USSOCOM team compete in the Bronze Medal wheelchair rugby competition, Aug. 17, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022, at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Alabiso, U.S. Special Operations Command)

Marine recruits, wearing red striped jerseys signifying they are overweight, exercise with weight-training equipment during physical training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Michael Griepp, 19, from Apple Valley, Minn., and Justin Etheridge, 20, from Richfield, Minn., lift a 500-pound tractor tire during one of the training exercises at Recruiting Substation Bloomington's Family Day April 16. For more photos of the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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