Weightlifting/Powerlifting Exam
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Weightlifting is an Olympic sport consisting of two lift styles of maximum weight.
What are they? - ✔✔The Snatch and the Clean-and-Jerk
In a ___________, the lifter swings their arms holding the weight in front of their body
and up over their head, propelling it off of their thighs to begin. - ✔✔Snatch
The ___________________ is comprised of two movements. In the first, the lifter throws
the weight up and catches it at their chest with their arms folded beneath it and fingers
facing outward. Then the lifter presses the weight up over their head until their arms
are fully extended. - ✔✔Clean-and-jerk
In both sports, the lifter always begins in a squatting position and grips the bar with
their knuckles facing ____________________. - ✔✔Outward
The weightlifter holds the weight above their head for two seconds or until they
become ______________________, at this point the referees will give the signal to lower
the barbell. - ✔✔Motionless
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Weightlifting is an Olympic sport consisting of two lift styles of maximum weight.
What are they? - ✔✔The Snatch and the Clean-and-Jerk
In a ___________, the lifter swings their arms holding the weight in front of their body
and up over their head, propelling it off of their thighs to begin. - ✔✔Snatch
The ___________________ is comprised of two movements. In the first, the lifter throws
the weight up and catches it at their chest with their arms folded beneath it and fingers
facing outward. Then the lifter presses the weight up over their head until their arms
are fully extended. - ✔✔Clean-and-jerk
In both sports, the lifter always begins in a squatting position and grips the bar with
their knuckles facing ____________________. - ✔✔Outward
The weightlifter holds the weight above their head for two seconds or until they
become ______________________, at this point the referees will give the signal to lower
the barbell. - ✔✔Motionless
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