Olympic Weightlifting - Learn To Perform Your Olympic Weightlifting Lifts

Pictures say a thousand words, especially when trying to learn a new lift. Try these one sheet "How-Tos" that provide a picture and easy instructions for beginners as well as valuable tips for advanced athletes.

• The Snatch: In this "How-To" you will learn how to perform the snatch. Remember that the snatch is the Olympic lift where the barbell is lifted from the floor to an overhead position in one motion.
  
  
• The Clean & Jerk: In this "How-To" you will learn how to perform the snatch. Remember that the Clean & Jerk is the Olympic lift that consists of two stages. The first stage, called the clean stage, is a lift where the barbell is picked from the floor and placed on the shoulders in one motion. After a pause, the athlete goes to the second stage of the motion. In this second stage, the athlete lifts the barbell into an overhead position while placing the legs in a lunge position (one leg on front of the other).