USAW PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. A key component to "pulling under the barbell" into the
receiving position is to;: use the contraction of the trapezius
muscles to pull the body under even as the barbell is being pulled
up.
2. During the jerk drive, from the power position:: Lifter explodes
upward against the bar by pushing against the floor and extending
the legs and there is generally a slight upward rise on the toes.
3. When the barbell, initially, leaves the platform:: Shoulders
and hips rise at the same rate.
4. A key point in the "starting" position of a lift is that;: The
shoulders are never
'set' behind the barbell
5. As the barbell passes the knee; (1pt): The feet are flat on the
platform
,6. The Front Squat Assessment can determine if the
weightlifter;: has the wrist, elbow, and shoulder flexibility to
support the barbell on their shoulders in front of the neck
7. The Military Press Assessment is useful in determining if
the weightlifter;-
: Can begin practicing jerks and jerk related exercises
8. The reason that a pre-training assessment should be
performed on all new athletes: to determine the appropriate
starting point for a new athlete.
9. What are the four flexibility assessments and the criteria a
coach uses to evaluate if the athlete has sufficient flexibility
and if the lift was performed correctly?: Front Squat, Overhead
Squat, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Military Press
10. What are the key points of the BOTTOM POSITION of a
correctly performed overhead squat?: The lifter squats down
as low as possible, while maintaining an upright torso held in the
universal lifting position and with feet flat on the floor. The stick
, remains above the shoulders, or slightly behind them, throughout
the squat
11. When, during a training session , should a lifter complete
flexibility exer- cises that increase range of motion be
performed?: After the strength training has been completed
12. The method in stretching involves movement into one's
maximal range of motion, or as close to that as possible, by
contraction of the muscles being stretched to oppose
stretching motion. These muscles are contracted for several
seconds, to fatigue them, and then they are again relaxed is;:
PNF
13. 5 Statements concerning flexibility as it relates to
weightlifting:: 1. only muscles that have been warmed up
through a general or specific warm-up be stretched
2. gradual increases on the range of motion are achieved during
stretching and no sudden moves into the full range of motion are
attempted
1. A key component to "pulling under the barbell" into the
receiving position is to;: use the contraction of the trapezius
muscles to pull the body under even as the barbell is being pulled
up.
2. During the jerk drive, from the power position:: Lifter explodes
upward against the bar by pushing against the floor and extending
the legs and there is generally a slight upward rise on the toes.
3. When the barbell, initially, leaves the platform:: Shoulders
and hips rise at the same rate.
4. A key point in the "starting" position of a lift is that;: The
shoulders are never
'set' behind the barbell
5. As the barbell passes the knee; (1pt): The feet are flat on the
platform
,6. The Front Squat Assessment can determine if the
weightlifter;: has the wrist, elbow, and shoulder flexibility to
support the barbell on their shoulders in front of the neck
7. The Military Press Assessment is useful in determining if
the weightlifter;-
: Can begin practicing jerks and jerk related exercises
8. The reason that a pre-training assessment should be
performed on all new athletes: to determine the appropriate
starting point for a new athlete.
9. What are the four flexibility assessments and the criteria a
coach uses to evaluate if the athlete has sufficient flexibility
and if the lift was performed correctly?: Front Squat, Overhead
Squat, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Military Press
10. What are the key points of the BOTTOM POSITION of a
correctly performed overhead squat?: The lifter squats down
as low as possible, while maintaining an upright torso held in the
universal lifting position and with feet flat on the floor. The stick
, remains above the shoulders, or slightly behind them, throughout
the squat
11. When, during a training session , should a lifter complete
flexibility exer- cises that increase range of motion be
performed?: After the strength training has been completed
12. The method in stretching involves movement into one's
maximal range of motion, or as close to that as possible, by
contraction of the muscles being stretched to oppose
stretching motion. These muscles are contracted for several
seconds, to fatigue them, and then they are again relaxed is;:
PNF
13. 5 Statements concerning flexibility as it relates to
weightlifting:: 1. only muscles that have been warmed up
through a general or specific warm-up be stretched
2. gradual increases on the range of motion are achieved during
stretching and no sudden moves into the full range of motion are
attempted
