USA Weightlifting Exam Questions and
Answers
4 iikey iipoints iiof iithe iistarting iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iifeet iihip iiwidth, iibar iiover iibase iiof
iitoes, iitoes iiturned iiout iislightly
2) iishoulders iidirectly iiabove iior iiin iifront iiof iibar(not iibehind) iishoulders iiabove iihips,
iihips iislightly iiabove iiknees ii
3) iishins iileaning iiforward iiand iivery iiclose iior iilightly iibrushing iibar, iilifters iibalance iiis
iitoward iithe iimiddle iior iislightly iiforward iiof iifoot
4) iiarms iiare iistraight iiand iirelaxed iiwith iicrooks, iiinsides iiand iielbows iifacing iitorso
List iitwo iiimportant iifactors iithat iioccur iiwhen iithe iibarbell iimoves iismoothly iifrom iithe
iifloor ii- iiAnswers ii-1)Shoulders iiand iihips iirise iitogether, iibar iibeing iilifted iisolely iiby iithe
iilegs, iitorso iiremains iiat iithe iisame iiangle iito iithe iifloor
2)bar iipulls iito iiknee iilevel iior iia iilittle iiabove, iishins iicome iito iivertical iiposition, iibalance
iishifts iiback iito iimiddle iiof iifoot/beginning iiof iiheel
3) iibar iitravels iislightly iiback iitoward iilifter iicausing iishoulders iito iimove iimore iiin iifront
iiof iithe iibar iithan iibefore
4) iiarms iiremain iistraight iiand iirelaxed iibut iipulled iitaut iiby iithe iiweight iiof iithe iibar
As iithe iibarbell iiclears iithe iiknees iiexplain iiwhat iiis iioccurring iiwith iithe iiathletes iifeet
iiand iiknees ii- iiAnswers ii-Legs iiremain iibent iior iibend iifurther, iifeet iiare iiflat iion iithe iifloor.
iiBalance iiis iiin iimiddle iiof iifoot
List ii3 iifactors iithat iiinfluence iipulling iidownward iiunder iithe iibarbell ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibent
iilegs
2) iitraps iishrug iishoulders iiupward iiexplosively
3) iiarms iibegin iito iibend
Explain iithe ii3 iibasic iiparts iiof iibarbell iitrajectory ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibar iitravels iislightly
iibackward iitoward iithe iilifter iiwhile iithe iibar iimoves iifrom iithe iifloor iito iithe iiknees iiand
iicontinues iito iimove iibackward iiwhile iithe iilifter iiis iibeginning iito iidrive iiknees iiand iihips
iiforward iitoward iithe iibar iiuntil iithe iiknees iiare iiwell iiin iifront iiof iithe iibar iiand iilifters iilegs
iimake iisolid iicontact iiwith iibar
2) iibeginning iiat iithis iipoint iibar iitravels iislightly iiforward iias iilifter iifinishes iiupward
iiexplosion iifrom iithe iipower iiposition. iiBar iicontinues iito iicurve iiforward iias iilifter
iidescends iiunder iithe iibar ii, iibut iithen iiit iibegins iito iicurve iiback iiagain iiin iia iiloop iias iithe
iibar iireaches iiits iimaximum iiheightand iibegins iito iidrop iiback iidown iiand iibackward
iitoward iithe iilifter
, Explain iithe iikey iipoints iiof iithe iisplit iijerk iiin iiterms iiof iithe iifollowing iiareas: ii1) iistart ii2)
iidip ii3) iidrive ii4) iicatch ii5) iirecovery ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibarbell iirests iiprimarily iion
iishoulders iiabove iiclavicle iiand iiin iipalms iiof iihands(facing iiupward), iiarms iiare iirelaxed
iiand iifully iibent iiwith iithe iielbows iiat iior iibelow iishoulder iilevel. iiLungs iiare iiinflated iito iilift
iichest iiand iibalance iiis iitoward iilifters iiheels
2) iiknees iimove iiforward iiand iidown iidire iifly iiover iitoes iiwhile iihips iimove iistraight iidown
iiunder iibar. iiTrunk iiis iirigid iiand iistrictly iivertical, iibending iiof iilegs iiproceeds iiat iia
iimoderate iipace iiuntil iithe iibar iihas iitravelled iidownward ii8-12% iiof iilifters iiheight.
iiDownward iimotion iistops iicrisply iiwith iithe iibar iiremaining iifirmly iiin iicontact iiwith iithe
iishoulders iiand iithe iilifter iiin iithe iipower iiposition
3) iilifter iiexplodes iiupward iiagainst iibar iiby iipushing iiagainst iithe iifloor iiand iiextending
iilegs, iislight iirise iiinto iitoes. iiBalance iishifts iito iimiddle iiof iifeet iiand iilegs iiare iiextended.
iiDriving iiprocess iiends iiwhen iilegs iihave iifully iiextended. iiLifter iibegins iito iimove iiunder
iithe iibar iiwith iino iihesitation iiin iithe iilegs iiextended iiposition, iirather iithe iilifter iimoves
iidirectly iiunder iithe iibar iias iisoon iias iilegs iihave iireached iifull iiextension
4) iifeet iimove iijust iiabove iisurface iiof iiplatform. iiBack iifoot iimoves iislightly iiearlier iiand
iilands iiearlier iithan iifront iifoot. iiArms iipush iiup iiagainst iibar, iidriving iilifter iidown iiunder
iithe iibar iiwhile iiworking iito iireach iia iiquick iiand iisolid iilockout iiof iithe iielbows. iiHips
iimove iiunder iithe iibar iior iislightly iiforward, iitorso iiremains iivertical iior iileans iislightly
iiforward. iiLegs iiare iibending iias iisoon iias iithe iifeet iiland iiand iiare iiathletically iirelaxed iiin
iibending iito iidepth iinecessary iifor iithe iilifter iito iilock iielbows. iiShin iiof iifront iileg iiis
iivertical iiand iifront iifoot iiis iiflat. iiFeet iipositioned iistraight iiahead iiwith iiback iifoot iiheel
iiturned iiin iislightly
5) iibarbell, iishoulders iiand iihips iiare iimaintained iiin iivertical iialignment iiwhile iilifter
iiextends iicorny iileg iiand iitakes iione iistep iiback, iilegs iiextend iifurther iiand iiback iileg
iitakes iione iistep iiforward. iiBarbell, iitorso iiand iifeet iiare iiall iiparallel
A iikey iicomponent iito iipulling iiunder iithe iibarbell iiinto iithe iireceiving iiposition iiis iito ii-
iiAnswers ii-Use iithe iicontraction iiof iithe iitraps iito iipull iithe iibody iiunder iieven iias iithe
iibarbell iiis iibeing iipulled iiup
During iithe iijerk iidrive iifrom iithe iipower iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-Lifter iiexplodes iiupward
iiagainst iithe iibar iiby iipushing iiagainst iithe iifloor iiand iiextending iithe iilegs iiand iithere iiis
iigenerally iia iislight iiupward iirise iion iithe iitoes
When iithe iibarbell iiinitially iileaves iithe iiplatform ii- iiAnswers ii-Shoulders iiand iihips iirose
iiat iithe iisame iirate
A iikey iipoint iiin iithe iistarting iiposition iiof iia iilift iiis iithat ii- iiAnswers ii-The iishoulders iiare
iinever iiset iibehind iithe iibarbell
As iithe iibarbell iipasses iithe iiknee ii- iiAnswers ii-The iifeet iiare iiflat iion iithe iiplatform
State iithe iireason iithat iia iipre-training iiassessment iishould iibe iiperformed iion iiall iinew
iiathletes ii- iiAnswers ii-So iithat iithe iiappropriate iientry iipoint iiinto iiweightlifting iitraining
iifor iithat iiparticular iiathlete iican iibe iidetermined
Answers
4 iikey iipoints iiof iithe iistarting iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iifeet iihip iiwidth, iibar iiover iibase iiof
iitoes, iitoes iiturned iiout iislightly
2) iishoulders iidirectly iiabove iior iiin iifront iiof iibar(not iibehind) iishoulders iiabove iihips,
iihips iislightly iiabove iiknees ii
3) iishins iileaning iiforward iiand iivery iiclose iior iilightly iibrushing iibar, iilifters iibalance iiis
iitoward iithe iimiddle iior iislightly iiforward iiof iifoot
4) iiarms iiare iistraight iiand iirelaxed iiwith iicrooks, iiinsides iiand iielbows iifacing iitorso
List iitwo iiimportant iifactors iithat iioccur iiwhen iithe iibarbell iimoves iismoothly iifrom iithe
iifloor ii- iiAnswers ii-1)Shoulders iiand iihips iirise iitogether, iibar iibeing iilifted iisolely iiby iithe
iilegs, iitorso iiremains iiat iithe iisame iiangle iito iithe iifloor
2)bar iipulls iito iiknee iilevel iior iia iilittle iiabove, iishins iicome iito iivertical iiposition, iibalance
iishifts iiback iito iimiddle iiof iifoot/beginning iiof iiheel
3) iibar iitravels iislightly iiback iitoward iilifter iicausing iishoulders iito iimove iimore iiin iifront
iiof iithe iibar iithan iibefore
4) iiarms iiremain iistraight iiand iirelaxed iibut iipulled iitaut iiby iithe iiweight iiof iithe iibar
As iithe iibarbell iiclears iithe iiknees iiexplain iiwhat iiis iioccurring iiwith iithe iiathletes iifeet
iiand iiknees ii- iiAnswers ii-Legs iiremain iibent iior iibend iifurther, iifeet iiare iiflat iion iithe iifloor.
iiBalance iiis iiin iimiddle iiof iifoot
List ii3 iifactors iithat iiinfluence iipulling iidownward iiunder iithe iibarbell ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibent
iilegs
2) iitraps iishrug iishoulders iiupward iiexplosively
3) iiarms iibegin iito iibend
Explain iithe ii3 iibasic iiparts iiof iibarbell iitrajectory ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibar iitravels iislightly
iibackward iitoward iithe iilifter iiwhile iithe iibar iimoves iifrom iithe iifloor iito iithe iiknees iiand
iicontinues iito iimove iibackward iiwhile iithe iilifter iiis iibeginning iito iidrive iiknees iiand iihips
iiforward iitoward iithe iibar iiuntil iithe iiknees iiare iiwell iiin iifront iiof iithe iibar iiand iilifters iilegs
iimake iisolid iicontact iiwith iibar
2) iibeginning iiat iithis iipoint iibar iitravels iislightly iiforward iias iilifter iifinishes iiupward
iiexplosion iifrom iithe iipower iiposition. iiBar iicontinues iito iicurve iiforward iias iilifter
iidescends iiunder iithe iibar ii, iibut iithen iiit iibegins iito iicurve iiback iiagain iiin iia iiloop iias iithe
iibar iireaches iiits iimaximum iiheightand iibegins iito iidrop iiback iidown iiand iibackward
iitoward iithe iilifter
, Explain iithe iikey iipoints iiof iithe iisplit iijerk iiin iiterms iiof iithe iifollowing iiareas: ii1) iistart ii2)
iidip ii3) iidrive ii4) iicatch ii5) iirecovery ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iibarbell iirests iiprimarily iion
iishoulders iiabove iiclavicle iiand iiin iipalms iiof iihands(facing iiupward), iiarms iiare iirelaxed
iiand iifully iibent iiwith iithe iielbows iiat iior iibelow iishoulder iilevel. iiLungs iiare iiinflated iito iilift
iichest iiand iibalance iiis iitoward iilifters iiheels
2) iiknees iimove iiforward iiand iidown iidire iifly iiover iitoes iiwhile iihips iimove iistraight iidown
iiunder iibar. iiTrunk iiis iirigid iiand iistrictly iivertical, iibending iiof iilegs iiproceeds iiat iia
iimoderate iipace iiuntil iithe iibar iihas iitravelled iidownward ii8-12% iiof iilifters iiheight.
iiDownward iimotion iistops iicrisply iiwith iithe iibar iiremaining iifirmly iiin iicontact iiwith iithe
iishoulders iiand iithe iilifter iiin iithe iipower iiposition
3) iilifter iiexplodes iiupward iiagainst iibar iiby iipushing iiagainst iithe iifloor iiand iiextending
iilegs, iislight iirise iiinto iitoes. iiBalance iishifts iito iimiddle iiof iifeet iiand iilegs iiare iiextended.
iiDriving iiprocess iiends iiwhen iilegs iihave iifully iiextended. iiLifter iibegins iito iimove iiunder
iithe iibar iiwith iino iihesitation iiin iithe iilegs iiextended iiposition, iirather iithe iilifter iimoves
iidirectly iiunder iithe iibar iias iisoon iias iilegs iihave iireached iifull iiextension
4) iifeet iimove iijust iiabove iisurface iiof iiplatform. iiBack iifoot iimoves iislightly iiearlier iiand
iilands iiearlier iithan iifront iifoot. iiArms iipush iiup iiagainst iibar, iidriving iilifter iidown iiunder
iithe iibar iiwhile iiworking iito iireach iia iiquick iiand iisolid iilockout iiof iithe iielbows. iiHips
iimove iiunder iithe iibar iior iislightly iiforward, iitorso iiremains iivertical iior iileans iislightly
iiforward. iiLegs iiare iibending iias iisoon iias iithe iifeet iiland iiand iiare iiathletically iirelaxed iiin
iibending iito iidepth iinecessary iifor iithe iilifter iito iilock iielbows. iiShin iiof iifront iileg iiis
iivertical iiand iifront iifoot iiis iiflat. iiFeet iipositioned iistraight iiahead iiwith iiback iifoot iiheel
iiturned iiin iislightly
5) iibarbell, iishoulders iiand iihips iiare iimaintained iiin iivertical iialignment iiwhile iilifter
iiextends iicorny iileg iiand iitakes iione iistep iiback, iilegs iiextend iifurther iiand iiback iileg
iitakes iione iistep iiforward. iiBarbell, iitorso iiand iifeet iiare iiall iiparallel
A iikey iicomponent iito iipulling iiunder iithe iibarbell iiinto iithe iireceiving iiposition iiis iito ii-
iiAnswers ii-Use iithe iicontraction iiof iithe iitraps iito iipull iithe iibody iiunder iieven iias iithe
iibarbell iiis iibeing iipulled iiup
During iithe iijerk iidrive iifrom iithe iipower iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-Lifter iiexplodes iiupward
iiagainst iithe iibar iiby iipushing iiagainst iithe iifloor iiand iiextending iithe iilegs iiand iithere iiis
iigenerally iia iislight iiupward iirise iion iithe iitoes
When iithe iibarbell iiinitially iileaves iithe iiplatform ii- iiAnswers ii-Shoulders iiand iihips iirose
iiat iithe iisame iirate
A iikey iipoint iiin iithe iistarting iiposition iiof iia iilift iiis iithat ii- iiAnswers ii-The iishoulders iiare
iinever iiset iibehind iithe iibarbell
As iithe iibarbell iipasses iithe iiknee ii- iiAnswers ii-The iifeet iiare iiflat iion iithe iiplatform
State iithe iireason iithat iia iipre-training iiassessment iishould iibe iiperformed iion iiall iinew
iiathletes ii- iiAnswers ii-So iithat iithe iiappropriate iientry iipoint iiinto iiweightlifting iitraining
iifor iithat iiparticular iiathlete iican iibe iidetermined
