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Olympic Style Weight Lifting

Olympic Style Weight Lifting. By: Danny Conti CIS 1020-063 November 2, 2010. Where did it originate?. Chinese text from 5,000 years ago. Soldiers had to pass lifting standards Ancient Greece Athletes lifting heavy objects over head Participating in lifting events Pre-history

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Olympic Style Weight Lifting

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  1. Olympic Style Weight Lifting By: Danny Conti CIS 1020-063 November 2, 2010

  2. Where did it originate? • Chinese text from 5,000 years ago. • Soldiers had to pass lifting standards • Ancient Greece • Athletes lifting heavy objects over head • Participating in lifting events • Pre-history • Males competing for dominance • Strength equals power in a tribe/community

  3. What Lifts Are Performed? • Clean & Jerk • Consisted of two lifts • completed immediately after other • from the floor-shoulders • From shoulders-overhead • Coordination needed • Snatch • From floor-full arm's length overhead • athletes bend legs quickly • strength blinding speed needed • One explosive motion • Coordination needed

  4. Equipment needed for lifting • Weights • Barbell (bar holding weight) • Rubber coated cylindrical Weight plates • Collar (secures weights in place) • Lifting Clothes and accessories • One piece suit • Specialized lifting shoes • Weight belt for support • Wrist and knee straps

  5. Do Only Men Compete? • Men and women compete • Different weight classes for both genders • Teenagers compete in size age groups • Senior citizens can compete

  6. How is Olympic Lifting Different from Bodybuilding? • Two main lifts-snatch, Clean and Jerk • power, flexibility, great technique • Participants try for one rep max • Uses barbells in lifts • Weights used to stress muscle • Looks are more important than strength • There are many lifts performed • Bodybuilders use variety of weights Olympic Lifting Body building Zee Govern’atoraraawaw!

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