Weightlifting

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We had a lengthy discussion on this a few months ago, but you might not have been here for it. I dunno, I'm a female who listed boxing and weightlifting on her app, and I have an interview at a selective school despite my GPA/MCAT being below their averages, so I doubt they thought I was Tonya Harding.
 
You know, I would put it. I was sort of worried about this too, not because I put weightlifting per-se but because I was a football player in college. Talk about an idiot/meathead stereotype (although this is very far from reality). I put it in the app and talked about it some in the ps and have a basket of interviews lined up, so it wasnt a problem. Yeah I know this is a sport and not just a hobby but still - often similar pre-dispositions.

If they have any doubts about your intelligence or commitment to academics, they will look at your gpa, mcat, and Lor's.
 
I would put down weightlifting as a term only if you do O-lifting, which is what weightlifting is. Olympic lifting is a sport, going to the gym is just training, not weightlifting. I put down powerlifting as a hobbie personally because I don't weightlift per say, any serious lifter would take offense to "working-out" being refered to as weightlifting.

as for stereotyping, let your gpa and mcat speak for you.
 
artaxerxes said:
I would put down weightlifting as a term only if you do O-lifting, which is what weightlifting is. Olympic lifting is a sport, going to the gym is just training, not weightlifting. I put down powerlifting as a hobbie personally because I don't weightlift per say, any serious lifter would take offense to "working-out" being refered to as weightlifting.

as for stereotyping, let your gpa and mcat speak for you.
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What are the chances the person who ends up reading you application is a serious weightlifter? 🙂
 
BrokenGlass said:
What are the chances the person who ends up reading you application is a serious weightlifter? 🙂
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its not the same thing!!! OMG!!!!
I think most ex-athletes, coaches would also know the difference. Oh and if its bodybuilding, say that, because each sport is defined by its regulation and goals. Otherwise, just say weight-training.
 
As a weightlifter, I simply put down "working out" on the rare occasion where apps ask for your hobbies. It encompasses weightlifting, has none of the associated stereotypes, and still gets across that you maintain a stress-relief regimen. After all, that is the only reason they ask for it in the first place.
 
If you decide to list it, you should definately wear a tight suit that shows of your guns when you are invited for an interview. 👍
 
DrBeat said:
If you decide to list it, you should definately wear a tight suit that shows of your guns when you are invited for an interview. 👍
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good idea. either that or make it a couple of sizes smaller than what you usually wear.
 
Ooglan said:
I am considering cutting off the sleeves of my suit actually. Would this be viewed as too unprofessional though?
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As long as you don't have tattoos on your forearms, you'll be fine.
 
List it if you are successful at it. If you don't have the build for it then it seems to me like there's no point. You don't want be pegged as a failure at working out. 🙄.
 
UnderdogMD said:
List it if you are successful at it. If you don't have the build for it then it seems to me like there's no point. You don't want be pegged as a failure at working out. 🙄.
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Not necessarily. You can write an addendum stating that you were 40 lbs before you started working out so that they can appreciate how much progress you have made.
 
Good idea. I wonder if it works in other areas. Dear adcom, my GPA use to be 0.8 so you can see how stellar an applicant a 3.0 makes me now.
 
UnderdogMD said:
Good idea. I wonder if it works in other areas. Dear adcom, my GPA use to be 0.8 so you can see how stellar an applicant a 3.0 makes me now.
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I would go even further by saying something like "my GPA will keep growing even after I stop taking classes, so I'll be at a 4.0 mark eventually."
 
artaxerxes said:
I would put down weightlifting as a term only if you do O-lifting, which is what weightlifting is. Olympic lifting is a sport, going to the gym is just training, not weightlifting. I put down powerlifting as a hobbie personally because I don't weightlift per say, any serious lifter would take offense to "working-out" being refered to as weightlifting.

as for stereotyping, let your gpa and mcat speak for you.
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Weightlifting is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. The term "weightlifting" is often informally used to refer to weight training. Olympic weightlifting trains the athlete for functional strength, utilizing the body's major muscle groups. For this reason, the Olympic lifts (or simplified versions such as the power snatch or clean) are extensively used in training for other sports such as American Football.


It's "per se" by the way.
 
"So, I see you weightlift, how much do you typically snatch and clean?"

"What? I just do curls with 40s and tricep kickbacks with 35s. And how dare you ask me whether my crotch is clean!"

Its funny that everyone in the gym say they are weightlifting when they are just doing random curls and flys. Just food for thought, just because a lot of people misuse it, doesn't mean you should continue the trend.
 
artaxerxes said:
"So, I see you weightlift, how much do you typically snatch and clean?"

"What? I just do curls with 40s and tricep kickbacks with 35s. And how dare you ask me whether my crotch is clean!"

Its funny that everyone in the gym say they are weightlifting when they are just doing random curls and flys. Just food for thought, just because a lot of people misuse it, doesn't mean you should continue the trend.
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How are they not weightlifting ... ? Those are weights, and they are lifting them. They never said they were olympic weightlifters like yourself (hah), just that they lifted weights.

It's all exercise - support it!
 
mc4435 said:
How are they not weightlifting ... ? Those are weights, and they are lifting them. They never said they were olympic weightlifters like yourself (hah), just that they lifted weights.

It's all exercise - support it!
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What if an interviewer challenges you to an arm wrestling contest and you accidentally break his (or her) arm?

I think it's best to leave this whole weightlifting business out of your application. It may create more problems than it may solve.
 
BrokenGlass said:
What if an interviewer challenges you to an arm wrestling contest and you accidentally break his (or her) arm?

I think it's best to leave this whole weightlifting business out of your application. It may create more problems than it may solve.
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Lol you would let them win.

And seriously... putting weight lifting on your application is not going to get you rejected or accepting. Do it if you want to and don't stress over it !
 
artaxerxes said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlifting

the guy in the picture, he's weightlifting.
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It's very unlikely that your interviewer will care about semantic traps, verbal gymnastics, and legal loopholes regarding the claims you have made about your extracurricular activities. You are not interviewing for the US olympic weightlifting team. Your interviewer will probably neither know the difference nor care.
 
I dunno, listing "weight lifting" makes you sound like a meat head... I would just say exercising
 
artaxerxes said:
"So, I see you weightlift, how much do you typically snatch and clean?"

"What? I just do curls with 40s and tricep kickbacks with 35s. And how dare you ask me whether my crotch is clean!"

Its funny that everyone in the gym say they are weightlifting when they are just doing random curls and flys. Just food for thought, just because a lot of people misuse it, doesn't mean you should continue the trend.
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The powerlifters and bodybuilders I know usually refer to it as "Olympic" weightlifting. You have to admit, powerlifters and bodybuilders are LIFTING WEIGHTS in order to train their muscles. "Weight training" is stupid, because you're training your muscles, not the weights. That's like calling school "teacher training" because the teacher is training you.
 
artaxerxes said:
any serious lifter would take offense to "working-out" being refered to as weightlifting.
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x2.

there's a big difference b/n the dude in pink headband doing 10 sets of curls and walking on the treadmill and the guy doing heavy cleans / deadlifts / squats etc...

if you're as in to it (and any sport for that matter) as i am, you should definitely list it on your app. i've heard of interviews talking about sports/hobbies they're passionate about for most of the interview.
 
UnderdogMD said:
List it if you are successful at it. If you don't have the build for it then it seems to me like there's no point. You don't want be pegged as a failure at working out. 🙄.
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That just ig'nant.

This guy benched 1000 pounds:
http://www.stretchtofitness.com/1,010%20pound%20bencher%20Rychlak.JPG


OMG, he's fat, lol!


And I've got a video of a guy squatting 620 pounds, and he only weighs 160. Besides, you'll be in a suit. They can't see that you're 6% bodyfat with chiseled abs if you're wearing a suit. If you work out a lot and want to put it on there, then put it on there.
 
Most elite powerlifters have a good amount of fat on em, even with all the juice they're pumping through their systems.

It ain't bodybuilding.
 
whoisthedrizzle said:
x2.

there's a big difference b/n the dude in pink headband doing 10 sets of curls and walking on the treadmill and the guy doing heavy cleans / deadlifts / squats etc...

if you're as in to it (and any sport for that matter) as i am, you should definitely list it on your app. i've heard of interviews talking about sports/hobbies they're passionate about for most of the interview.
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You know, I never understood the elitist community of weightlifters that look down upon those that don't perform certain exercises/ measure their whey protein to the milligram/ slap each other's asses in the the locker room.

I take as much offense to the dude in the pink headband for cheapening my sport as I do for same-sex marriage cheapening the institution of marriage.
The way I see it, if someone is truly devoted to it, regardless of how uninformed their technique is, I welcome them to the sport with open arms.

But either way, it seems this thread has derailed enough- I still vote for putting down "working out".
 
PreMD86 said:
You know, I never understood the elitist community of weightlifters that look down upon those that don't perform certain exercises/ measure their whey protein to the milligram/ slap each other's asses in the the locker room.

I take as much offense to the dude in the pink headband for cheapening my sport as I do for same-sex marriage cheapening the institution of marriage.
The way I see it, if someone is truly devoted to it, regardless of how uninformed their technique is, I welcome them to the sport with open arms.

But either way, it seems this thread has derailed enough- I still vote for putting down "working out".
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I was just gonna post how every sort of gym-related thread on SDN turns into some sort of ego clash over who's "hardcore" and who isn't. Yeah, you are the ****, we get it.😴

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whoisthedrizzle said:
Most elite powerlifters have a good amount of fat on em, even with all the juice they're pumping through their systems.

It ain't bodybuilding.
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I understand that fully, but your interviewer might simply think "lifting weights = physically fit," rather than the diverse goals of people who "weight train." A bodybuilder isn't trying to be healthy - he wants to be a mass of shredded muscle. A powerlifter isn't going for a six pack - he wants his squat/dead/bench to be 800/700/600.
 
jochi1543 said:
I was just gonna post how every sort of gym-related thread on SDN turns into some sort of ego clash over who's "hardcore" and who isn't. Yeah, you are the ****, we get it.😴
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its not about being hardcore, its about correct terminology and being informed. A weightlifter does olympic lifting. He doesn't do curles, he doesn't do kickbacks, he doesn't do a thousand crunches, not because he's hardcore, but because they wouldn't improve his performance or add to his strength and explosiveness. The opposite is true of a bodybuilder, who wouldn't do full snatchs or cleans because explosiveness is not what he's after. Powerlifters do squats and deads like O-lifters, but they do them differently, because they are only concerned with strength within their sport's regulations (arching/hitching/parallel, etc). Incorrect classification shows a general ignorance toward these sports, and if you can't talk about what you put down in a correct and accurate way, you shouldn't be putting it down on your app.
 
artaxerxes said:
its not about being hardcore, its about correct terminology and being informed. A weightlifter does olympic lifting. He doesn't do curles, he doesn't do kickbacks, he doesn't do a thousand crunches, not because he's hardcore, but because they wouldn't improve his performance or add to his strength and explosiveness. The opposite is true of a bodybuilder, who wouldn't do full snatchs or cleans because explosiveness is not what he's after. Powerlifters do squats and deads like O-lifters, but they do them differently, because they are only concerned with strength within their sport's regulations (arching/hitching/parallel, etc). Incorrect classification shows a general ignorance toward these sports, and if you can't talk about what you put down in a correct and accurate way, you shouldn't be putting it down on your app.
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There is a significant difference between "correct terminology" and social convention- you're being far too technical. I know plenty of what you would consider to be "weightlifters" that "bodybuild", and many of those you would consider to be bodybuilders that "weightlift". Saying that incorrect classification would lead to a discussion about it and your subsequent embarrassment is rediculous. It's equivalent to saying that listing "playing guitar" would lead to your interviewer nailing you about which style, brand, and type of guitar you play. For all practical purposes, weightlifting means and is associated with the average college meathead that thinks having guns= getting laid. Ignorant? Maybe if kinesiology is your calling. Practical? You bet'cha.
 
isn't much harm as listing it as a hobby. in fact it's good that you have hobbies (most premeds i know have hobbies such as studying, computer games, facebook, myspace). I would be wary of listing it as an extra curricular, but putting it as a hobby is great!
 
PreMD86 said:
There is a significant difference between "correct terminology" and social convention- you're being far too technical. I know plenty of what you would consider to be "weightlifters" that "bodybuild", and many of those you would consider to be bodybuilders that "weightlift". Saying that incorrect classification would lead to a discussion about it and your subsequent embarrassment is rediculous. It's equivalent to saying that listing "playing guitar" would lead to your interviewer nailing you about which style, brand, and type of guitar you play. For all practical purposes, weightlifting means and is associated with the average college meathead that thinks having guns= getting laid. Ignorant? Maybe if kinesiology is your calling. Practical? You bet'cha.
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Just out of curiosity, what do you hope to accomplish by "weightlifting"? It's obviously not healthy by looking at the juicing fata$$es that the "sport" produces. Just a stress-relief thing? Then why not list beer-drinking or pot-smoking?
 
Real men cycle. When you do 10+ hours of hard cardio per week, you let me know.
 
CycleCA said:
Real men cycle. When you do 10+ hours of hard cardio per week, you let me know.
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I heard cycling is really bad for the gonads, and hasn't it been linked to impotency? so indeed real men don't cycle.
 
artaxerxes said:
I heard cycling is really bad for the gonads, and hasn't it been linked to impotency? so indeed real men don't cycle.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:


I agree!!!!! I do take spin classes, but I am always sure to give that area a break...those damn seats start to hurt
 
BrokenGlass said:
What are the chances the person who ends up reading you application is a serious weightlifter? 🙂
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On my application I put down I won the bench press competition at my school and an interviewer was an oylmpic lifter. We talked about our workouts and she commented on how well rounded I was, figuratively and literally (when I showed her my round biceps)😀
 
Ooglan said:
I am considering cutting off the sleeves of my suit actually. Would this be viewed as too unprofessional though?
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I'm gonna cut the sleeves off my white coat so I can be like that Dr. 90210 guy.😀
 
Long Dong said:
On my application I put down I won the bench press competition at my school and an interviewer was an oylmpic lifter. We talked about our workouts and she commented on how well rounded I was.😀
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what are the chances?
 
ghostfoot said:
Just out of curiosity, what do you hope to accomplish by "weightlifting"? It's obviously not healthy by looking at the juicing fata$$es that the "sport" produces. Just a stress-relief thing? Then why not list beer-drinking or pot-smoking?
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Lots of sports aren't good for your health. Having 350 pound men jump on top of you just because you're carrying a pigskin is plenty dangerous. Ask Kevin Everett for details.
 
artaxerxes said:
I heard cycling is really bad for the gonads, and hasn't it been linked to impotency? so indeed real men don't cycle.
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Can't speak for you, but I don't have any gonad issues or limp status. My nickname around here is "Big Hondo," too.
 
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