Tag Archives: Weightlifting

Clean and jerk

Posted on January 20, 2012 by brutalstrength

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events (the other being the snatch). The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids … Continue reading →

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The snatch

Posted on January 20, 2012 by brutalstrength

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events (the other being the clean and jerk). The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The … Continue reading →

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Polish Olympic Weightlifting Methods & Techniques

Posted on January 20, 2012 by brutalstrength

An insight view on the training methods used by Polish Olympic weightlifters from the 1970′s. This video series is definitely worth a look.   Part 1:

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