パワーリフティング
解説 Definition
powerlifting は、スクワット、ベンチプレス、デッドリフトの最大挙上重量を競うスポーツです。日本語の「パワーリフティング」と同じ意味で、重量挙げ Olympic weightlifting とは競技種目が異なります。
Powerlifting is a strength sport in which competitors attempt to lift the greatest possible weight in three events: the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Performance is generally measured by the heaviest successful lift in each event and the resulting total.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
power「力」＋lifting「持ち上げること」の複合語です。競技の核を squat、bench press、deadlift の三種目セットで覚えましょう。最大重量を競う powerlifting に対し、Olympic weightlifting は snatch と clean and jerk を競う別競技です。train for powerlifting、powerlifting competition が典型表現です。
Build the word from power plus lifting, then attach it to its three competition lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. Picture an athlete aiming for one maximum-weight attempt in each movement and combining the successful results into a total. Common phrases include train for powerlifting, a powerlifting competition, and a powerlifting coach. Do not treat powerlifting as another name for Olympic weightlifting: Olympic competition uses the snatch and the clean and jerk, whereas powerlifting uses the three slower strength movements listed above.
例文
He started powerlifting after joining a local gym.
彼は地元のジムに入ってからパワーリフティングを始めました。
Powerlifting competitions include the squat, bench press, and deadlift.
パワーリフティングの大会には、スクワット、ベンチプレス、デッドリフトが含まれます。
She trains for powerlifting with a coach twice a week.
彼女は週に2回、コーチと一緒にパワーリフティングの練習をしています。
powerlifting の類義語・関連語
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powerlifting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
powerlifting は20世紀の複合語で、power「力」+ lift「持ち上げる」+ -ing から成り、weightlifting にならって作られました。power はラテン語系、lift は古ノルド語由来なので、「力で持ち上げる競技」と分かります。関連語は powerful, deadlift。
Powerlifting is a twentieth-century compound formed from power and lifting, modeled in part on weightlifting. Power came into English through Anglo-French from Latin potere, a form related to posse, “be able.” Lift is of Germanic origin and is commonly connected with Old Norse lypta, “raise.” The compound transparently names a sport centered on demonstrating strength by lifting heavy weights, later standardized around three competitive events.
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