WELCOME TO THE NEXT 6 WEEKS….OLY & TECHNIQUE WORK! From USA Weightlifting: The Greatest Test of Strength and Power on Earth Olympic-style weightlifting, or officially “Weightlifting??? is the style of weightlifting contested at the Olympic Games. The events of weightlifting, or “lifts???, test virtually all of the muscles in an athlete’s body (including but not limited to, the legs, the back. the shoulders, the arms, the grip and the core) – more muscles than any other single sport. And because the lifts are performed more widely than any other strength and power testing events in the world with standardized rules, with no assistive equipment, the World and Olympic Champions in the sport of Weightlifting have earned the right to the title of the strongest men and women in the world. The First Event – The Snatch The first event in Weightlifting competition is called the Snatch. The term comes from...
Read more