Weightlifting words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Barbell
- Plates
- Dumbbell
- Rack
- Competition platform
- Spotter
- Snatch
- Clean and jerk
- Total
- Attempt
- Clean
- Jerk
- Squat style and split style
- Rep
- Set
- 1RM
- Squat
- Deadlift
- Bench press
- Overhead press
- Compound exercise
- Isolation exercise
- Grip
- Form
- Range of motion
- Spotting
- Warm-up sets
- Failure
- Progressive overload
- Bodyweight category
- Chalk
- Lifting belt
- Straps
- Bumper plates
- No lift
- Down signal
- Referee
- Weigh-in
- Calling order
- Press-out
- Weight progression
- Hip extension
- Third pull
- Catch position
- Split jerk
- Power snatch
- Bar path
- Deload
- Accessory work
- Tempo training
- Volume
- Periodisation
- Sinclair score
- Clean pull
- Referee lights
- Bombing out
Rules
- How do you win in weightlifting?
- What is the snatch?
- What is the clean and jerk?
- Who decides whether a lift counts?
- Why do weightlifting lifts get red lights?
- What happens if a lifter misses every attempt in one lift?
- How do lifters choose what weight to lift?
- Who lifts next in a weightlifting competition?
- How long does a lifter have to start a lift?
- Can a lifter change the weight after declaring it?
- Why can a lifter be thrown out for opening too light?
- What happens if the wrong weight is put on the bar?
- What are the weight classes in weightlifting?
- When and how are weightlifters weighed?
- What are youth, junior, senior and Masters in weightlifting?
- How heavy is the bar, and what do the coloured discs mean?
- What is the weightlifting platform, and can a lifter step off it?
- What are weightlifters allowed to wear?
- Can weightlifters use straps, wraps or tape?
- Who are the officials at a weightlifting competition?
- How is a weightlifting record set?