Clean and press — The clean and press is a weight training exercise, and was part of the sport of weightlifting in the Olympics until 1972. It was removed from Olympic weightlifting due to difficulties in judging proper technique. The clean and press technique… … Wikipedia
Clean and jerk — The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events (the other being the snatch). The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles.… … Wikipedia
clean and jerk — noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead • Syn: ↑clean • Hypernyms: ↑weightlift, ↑weightlifting • Part Meronyms: ↑jerk * * * noun : a lift in we … Useful english dictionary
clean and jerk — noun Date: 1913 a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder height, held momentarily, and then quickly thrust overhead usually with a lunge or a spring from the legs compare press, snatch • clean and jerk verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clean — may refer to: Music The Clean, an influential first wave punk band Clean (album), an industrial album by Deitiphobia Clean , a song by Depeche Mode from their 1990 album Violator Clean, an amplifier sound in guitar terminology Clean, an Edwin… … Wikipedia
Press — may refer to:In publishing: * The press, otherwise known as the journalism business, the newspaper business, the news media, the Fourth Estate or the mass media * A press, publishing house or printer (publisher) * Printing press, a machine that… … Wikipedia
Press (overhead) — The press or overhead press is a weight training exercise which focus on the development of the shoulders. The lift is performed standing, by pressing the weight from the anterior deltoids overhead until the arms are extended. The press is… … Wikipedia
press — I. noun Etymology: Middle English presse, from Anglo French, from presser to press Date: 13th century 1. a. a crowd or crowded condition ; throng b. a thronging or crowding forward or together 2. a. an apparatus or machine by which a substance is … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clean Air Network — Formation July 2009 Type NGO Location Hong Kong Website www.hongkongcan.org Clean Air Network (CAN … Wikipedia
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Overhead press — The press, overhead press or shoulder press is a weight training exercise in which a weight is pressed from the shoulders until it is locked out overhead. The lift is performed standing. Contents 1 Movement 2 Variations 3 See also 4 … Wikipedia