Which muscles are used in Olympic weightlifting?

Which muscles are used in Olympic weightlifting?

If you want an answer to this question, just ask any Olympic weightlifter and they will tell you... Every muscle!

When lifting, every muscle and every part of the body comes into play. Olympic weightlifting is not about specific muscles. It's about athletic performance, power development and whole-body strength.

If we had to narrow it down, you could say that the following muscles play the largest role in the Olympic weightlifting process:

• Hamstrings

• Quads

• glutes

• Back traps

• Shoulder

Olympic weightlifters tend to build muscle strength and muscle mass, especially in the legs and back. But they build strength in their legs through the squats they do during the lift. The back muscles serve as a stabilizer.

If you look at the training that Olympic weightlifters go through, that's probably where most of the muscle is built overall. Practicing the snatch and the jerk and jerk will definitely work some muscle groups. But a weightlifter at this level will do a significant amount of training in addition to just lifting.

It's common for weightlifters in smaller weight classes to be strong but not huge. Some professional bodybuilders will be taller than her. On the other hand, these guys can be massive at the top of the weight classes. But remember again that size is not the goal here, but overall strength.

Momentum and the use of joints are an essential part of executing an exercise. These are even more important to Olympic weightlifters than other types of competitive lifting. During lifting, the ankles, knees and hips must work in conjunction with the muscles or life will fail. Dynamics and speed are essential. The heavier the weight, the longer it takes to lift it. It is a lack of speed and momentum that is more likely to cause the elevator to fail.

Trying to use Olympic weightlifting as a means of bodybuilding is a mistake. It simply won't focus on individual muscles and muscle groups like other types of strength training and resistance training do. If you want to improve flexibility, speed, and overall strength, you should consider this. It will also give strength to your cardiovascular system.

Many people think that Olympic weightlifting is dangerous and fringe. You must follow safety precautions just like you would with any other type of training or lifting. But it can be very rewarding because the goals are clear and challenging.

Inspired by Cat Harvey