My mental model for the use of Olympic lifting methodology within Strength & Conditioning (S&C) provision.

1. The Use of Olympic Lifts & Their
Derivatives to Enhance Athletic
Performance
SPRT719 - Understanding & Analysing Sport
Performance

4. Terminology
Block: Added to any lift where a “block” or
“platform” is used to assist the start position
Hang: Where the bar starts just above the knee
Power: Where the bar is caught and the thighs are
above parallel
Pull: A movement in which the bar is not caught
Power Position: The bar starts at the iguana groove

5. Enhancing Sporting Performance
(Canavan 1996) (Hori 2008)
(Hori 2008)(Campbell 2017)

6. Enhancing Sporting Performance
(Hahn 2014)

7. Enhancing Sporting Performance
(Suchomel 2015)

8. The Context
- Rugby Union
(professional)
- Back Row

9. The Context

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15. References
- Campbell, B. Bove, D. Ward, P. Vargas, A. Dolan, J. (2017). Quantification of Training Load and Training Response for
Improving Athletic Performance. Strength & Conditioning Journal. 39 (5) 3-13.
- Canavan, P. Garrett, G. Armstrong, L. (1996). Kinematic and kinetic relationships between an Olympic-style lift and the vertical
jump. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 10, 127–130.
- Hahn, D. Herzog, W. Schwirtz, A. (2014). Interdependence of torque, joint angle, angular velocity and muscle action during
human multi-joint leg extension. European Journal Of Applied Physiology. 114 (8) 1691-1702.
- Hori, N. Newton, R. Andrews, W. Kawamori, N. McGuigan, M. Nosaka, K. (2008). Does performance of hang power clean
differentiate performance of jumping, sprinting, and changing of direction? Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 22, 412–
418.
- Suchomel, T. Comfort, P. Stone, M. (2015). Weightlifting pulling derivatives: Rationale for implementation and application. Sports
Medicine. 45, 823–839.

16. Questions