Translations

Problems with the Jerk Vladen Kanyevsky Olymp 2:29 – 32:2005 Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© Analysis of the jerk portion of the clean and jerk in major competitions over the last decade show that the realization of attempts in this exercise remain low; with the number of successful lifts falling in the range […]

Teaching Snatch Technique to Beginners V.A. Druzhinin, Arkhangelsk Tiazhelaya Atletika 29- 31: 1974 Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© 2007 The perfection of technique for the most part depends on how successful the learning at the beginning; that is to say, how close is the athlete’s representation of the exercise studied to the actual;

The Significance of Speed in Weightlifting and Methods to Develop It Sokolov, L. N. Tyazhelaya Atletika. Sbornik Statei. Fizkultura i Sport, Moscow, Publishers, 1971: 111 – 118, Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press©         For a long time weightlifting exercises were in fact strength exercises. Then as one of the basic

The Clean and Jerk of K. Kangasniemi (Middleheavyweight) Finland Champion of the XIX Olympic Games and World Record Holder R.A. Roman, M.S. Shakirzyanov Moscow, FiS, 138 – 140:1970 Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© The athlete places his feet in the starting position such that the bar is over the vertical projection of the

The Press of Kaarlo Kangasniemi R.A. Roman, M.S. Shakirzyanov Moscow, FiS, 40-41:1970 Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© The sportsman’s position for the clean is the same as for his clean and jerk (see description for clean and jerk) except that there is less inclination of the trunk (50° instead of 55°). The hips