Olympic lifter
Snatch and clean-jerk
An Olympic lifter is someone who practices Olympic weightlifting—the competitive sport featuring the snatch and the clean and jerk.
The term distinguishes these athletes from powerlifters or general weight trainers: She's been an Olympic lifter since college.
The lifts require explosive power and technical precision, not just raw strength.
- weightlifterOne who hoists barbells
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- clean and jerkTwo-stage weightlifting technique
- cleanFree of soil
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
power clean · barbell · platform · chalk · singlet · knee sleeves · squat · deadlift · strength · power · explosive · gold · podium · athlete · muscles · grip · iron · plates
athletic type
Olympic liftercouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
endurance athlete · bodybuilder · ultramarathoner · triathlete · ballerina
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