Weightlifting question: Why do they call it the clean and jerk?

[Zoltar]

When you always jerk and clean?

 

[Harrald]

The reason is here

 

[Killbat]

One more 'jerk' reference I will banish you to CompUSA's Mac section.

 

[prodigy]

ROFL :Q

 

[Zoltar]

What you talking 'bout Killbat. Everyone says you have too much slime on your hands.

 

[Zoltar]

Oh, silly me. Time, time on your hands, sorry I forgot.

 

[Killbat]

OH TEH WIT!!!

But seriously, you need to put this 'jerk' thing behind you, it's hurting the ones you love.

 

[AndrewR]

I thought it was because powerlifters take many showers and have nasty dispositions, but maybe that's just me.

 

[guyver01]

all these neff answers and no real answer..



Clean
Lifting weight from floor to shoulder in one motion.


CLEAN & JERK - This two-part movement starts with the clean. The lifter begins the clean by leaning over the bar and gripping overhand at about shoulder-width. He then raises the bar with a yanking technique from the platform to the front of the shoulders and tucks the elbows in and under in one motion while standing upright. The jerk is the movement where the lifter thrusts the bar from his shoulders to an overhead position while skipping into a split position with one leg forward and one leg back. He then puts his legs back together. The lift is complete when the judges signal that the bar has been stabilized overhead. This lift generally uses more weight than the snatch.