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Clean and jerk
Meaning
Noun
●
In Weightlifting:
The
act
of
lifting
the
barbell
from the
floor
to a
resting
position
across the front of the
shoulders
(the
clean
phase
),
pausing
, and
thrusting
the
barbell
over the head
to a
stationary
position
in one
movement
(the
jerk
phase
). The
normal
technique
for both
parts
of this
act
involves
propelling
the
barbell
upwards,
quickly
lowering
the
torso
, and then
straightening
the legs.
Verb
●
In Weightlifting:
To
lift
and
manipulate
a
weight
in this fashion.
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