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Weightlifting

Weightlifting is a type of physical activity performed individually both as a means of fitness and as competition. The primary objectives of weightlifting are to increase the strength and size of skeletal muscle. Weighttraining can use a variety of equipment to target different muscles in the body.

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Weightlifting

grip

Sports; Weightlifting

This is the way a weightlifter will grab or hold the bar.

grip width

Sports; Weightlifting

The width between the weightlifters hands when he or she has a hold of the bar.

half squat

Sports; Weightlifting

To squat down while bending the legs at the knees. The knees are only bent a little.

hang

Sports; Weightlifting

In this position the bar is off the platform, but it is not yet above the knees.

hook grip

Sports; Weightlifting

A weightlifter wraps their fingers around the bar and then tucks the last joint of their thump underneath their fingers. This is the Hook Grip.

jerk

Sports; Weightlifting

See Clean and Jerk. See my next-door neighbor.

jerk grip

Sports; Weightlifting

The width of the grip, which is appropriate for executing a Jerk lift.

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