USA Weightlifting 2024/2025 Exam
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4 key points of the starting position - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) feet hip width, bar
over base of toes, toes turned out slightly
2) shoulders directly above or in front of bar(not behind) shoulders above
hips, hips slightly above knees
3) shins leaning forward and very close or lightly brushing bar, lifters
balance is toward the middle or slightly forward of foot
4) arms are straight and relaxed with crooks, insides and elbows facing
torso
List two important factors that occur when the barbell moves smoothly from
the floor - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1)Shoulders and hips rise together, bar being
lifted solely by the legs, torso remains at the same angle to the floor
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, 2)bar pulls to knee level or a little above, shins come to vertical position,
balance shifts back to middle of foot/beginning of heel
3) bar travels slightly back toward lifter causing shoulders to move more in
front of the bar than before
4) arms remain straight and relaxed but pulled taut by the weight of the bar
As the barbell clears the knees explain what is occurring with the athletes
feet and knees - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Legs remain bent or bend further, feet are
flat on the floor. Balance is in middle of foot
List 3 factors that influence pulling downward under the barbell -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) bent legs
2) traps shrug shoulders upward explosively
3) arms begin to bend
Explain the 3 basic parts of barbell trajectory - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) bar travels
slightly backward toward the lifter while the bar moves from the floor to the
knees and continues to move backward while the lifter is beginning to drive
knees and hips forward toward the bar until the knees are well in front of
the bar and lifters legs make solid contact with bar
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Comprehensive Questions and Verified
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4 key points of the starting position - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) feet hip width, bar
over base of toes, toes turned out slightly
2) shoulders directly above or in front of bar(not behind) shoulders above
hips, hips slightly above knees
3) shins leaning forward and very close or lightly brushing bar, lifters
balance is toward the middle or slightly forward of foot
4) arms are straight and relaxed with crooks, insides and elbows facing
torso
List two important factors that occur when the barbell moves smoothly from
the floor - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1)Shoulders and hips rise together, bar being
lifted solely by the legs, torso remains at the same angle to the floor
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, 2)bar pulls to knee level or a little above, shins come to vertical position,
balance shifts back to middle of foot/beginning of heel
3) bar travels slightly back toward lifter causing shoulders to move more in
front of the bar than before
4) arms remain straight and relaxed but pulled taut by the weight of the bar
As the barbell clears the knees explain what is occurring with the athletes
feet and knees - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Legs remain bent or bend further, feet are
flat on the floor. Balance is in middle of foot
List 3 factors that influence pulling downward under the barbell -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) bent legs
2) traps shrug shoulders upward explosively
3) arms begin to bend
Explain the 3 basic parts of barbell trajectory - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1) bar travels
slightly backward toward the lifter while the bar moves from the floor to the
knees and continues to move backward while the lifter is beginning to drive
knees and hips forward toward the bar until the knees are well in front of
the bar and lifters legs make solid contact with bar
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
