Olympics Weightlifting, Body Building, Weight Training History, Weights, More, CATapult 2.0 Lexicon 1,033 words

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Weightlifting, Body Building, and Weight Training History, Terminology, Phrasing, Weights, Organizations CATapult v2 Lexicon 1,033 words

Weightlifting dates to the ancient Olympics. On March 28, 1891, the first championship was held in London. The second competition was held in Vienna, Austria, July 1898. The Federation Internationale Halterophile at Culturiste was formed in 1905. It was later renamed to the International Weightlifting Federation, IWF.
Weightlifting requires two lifts: the clean-and-jerk lift and the snatch lift. The clean-and-jerk lift requires two physical motions to enable more weight… The weights are held for positioning to lift over the head with outstretched arms. This position must be held steady to earn proper points.
The snatch lift is more difficult as it is only one fluid motion without a jerk position to rest the barbell. The lifter picks up the barbell, raises it forward…
Weights are color coded according to weight. The smallest is chrome at 2.76 pounds. Black is 5.5 pounds. White is…
The bar of the barbell weighs forty-four pounds and is seven feet long, one inch thick. The collar, one on each end clipping each weight to the bar, weighs…