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11-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft Zercher Squats 120 Kilograms (264 Pounds) in Training
Pre-teen sensation Aurora “Rory” van Ulft has captivated the strength world. At 11 years old, van Ulft took to her Instagram page on July 17, 2024, to showcase her latest achievement: a 120-kilogram (264-pound) Zercher squat — that’s more than three times her body weight. Known for her incredible strength, such as squatting three times her body weight, the…
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How to Do the Muscle Snatch for Better Weightlifting Performance
If you’re on the hunt for a new way to improve your weightlifting game, the muscle snatch is an absolute game-changer. The muscle snatch can help you build explosive leg power, teach you how to be a powerful and aggressive vertical puller, and reinforce solid snatching mechanics to boot. The tremendous amounts of strength and…
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The Snatch Pull Can Elevate Your Weightlifting Game — If You Do It Right
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Clean Up Your Weightlifting Game With the Muscle Clean
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Drill the Drop Snatch to Level Up Your Weightlifting Performance
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Dynamic Warm-Up for Weightlifting
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The Jump Squat: How, When, and Why Weightlifters Should Include Them In Training
Weightlifting Basics
What Is Weightlifting?
Weightlifting is a weight-classed strength sport and Olympic Games event. In weightlifting competitions, athletes perform two barbell-only exercises; the snatch and the clean & jerk.
Both events entail moving a loaded barbell from the floor to being held overhead at arm’s length. Athletes who compete in weightlifting are ranked on the sum of their heaviest successful snatch and clean & jerk, which is called a Total. Out of all major strength sports, weightlifting is widely considered to be the most intricate to learn, due to the complex techniques of its two movements.
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The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France will host around 120 weightlifting athletes from all over the world — and a small handful who will march in blank uniforms and unadorned flags during the opening ceremonies. Russia and Belarus are among nations who have struggled to navigate the qualification procedures set forth by the International Weightlifting…
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