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clean and jerk

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clean and jerk, cleannoun

    a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

Wiktionary

  1. clean and jerknoun

    The act of lifting the barbell to hang at arm's length, pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement.

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  1. Clean and jerk

    The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the clean, the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without resting fully on the clavicles. During the jerk, the lifter raises the barbell to a stationary position above the head, finishing with straight arms and legs, and the feet in the same plane as the torso and barbell. Of the several variants of the lift, the most common is the Olympic clean and jerk, which, with the snatch, is contested in Olympic weightlifting events.

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  1. clean and jerk

    The clean and jerk is a type of weightlifting move that is performed in two parts. The clean part involves lifting a weighted barbell from the ground to a racked position across the deltoids and clavicles. The jerk part involves lifting the already racked barbell from the shoulders to a fully extended position above the head. The move requires a combination of strength, flexibility, and technique and is one of the two standard lifts in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, alongside the snatch.

Wikidata

  1. Clean and jerk

    The clean and jerk is a lift that is a composite of two weightlifting movements: the clean and the jerk. The clean portion consists of the lifter moving a weighted barbell from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles. The jerk portion involves lifting the weight above the head until the arms are straight and the bar is stationary. Several variants of the clean and jerk exist, with the most common being the Olympic clean and jerk. The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events, the other being the snatch.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clean and jerk in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clean and jerk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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