Clean and Jerk Exercise

Brandon Schmidt April 19, 1999 Analysis of Basic Movement Clean and Jerk Sports that use push-pull actions require the athlete to apply force continuously throughout the desired range of movement. If an athlete wants to apply maximum force to a heavy resistance, the athlete simultaneously uses the largest number of body segments that can be applied to the task such as the legs, back, shoulders and arms. The clean and jerk is an exercise that allows the …

…that can occur is once the bar is being pushed upward over the head the athlete extends his/her feet to the side instead of one foot moving one step back to help with force and stability. The clean and jerk exercise is easily performed when done correctly- following the right steps, watching out for errors and paying attention at all times. These efforts are not hard and only take a few seconds to perform.