The Three Principal Powerlifting Exercises

The former vice president of Cardinal Builders, construction industry leader Michael (Mike) Lelasher also has a successful history in competitive powerlifting. Michael Lelasher has ranked third in his powerlifting class in the state of Ohio for the past five years.

When it officially recognized powerlifting as a competitive sport in 1965, the Amateur Athletic Union also established its three principal exercises: the squat, the bench press and the deadlift. A test of strength for the leg and gluteal muscles, the squat involves extending the legs to stand upright from a squatting position while holding a weighted bar across the shoulders. The bench press works the muscles of the chest, shoulder, and upper arm as the athlete lies faceup on a bench and pushes a weighted bar up from the chest to a full arm extension. Finally, the deadlift tests hamstrings and the back muscles with a movement that involves lifting a weighted bar off the ground from a standing position with the arms, standing fully erect with the bar before placing it or dropping it back on the ground.

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