Clean and jerk series#
They would shoulder the weight in a series of movements, resting it first on the thighs, waist or belt. Even in the 19th century Britons were very much in favor of the Clean style of bringing the weight to the chest, but in his “Textbook of Weight-lifting” Arthur Saxon indicated that this was certainly not so on the continent. To those who many wonder how styles have changed, let’s take a look at the way it was done long ago.
You can’t lift twice bodyweight, of course, without being very strong, but the point I am making is that through improved technique great poundages are now within the reach of a great many lifters.
His club mate John McNiven is another double bodyweight lifter, but although at the time of writing he has only been in one international competition, he too has become a good technician and his lifts have progressed accordingly. The big difference is that he is a superlative stylist and his technique would be the envy of many world class lifters. Is Jimmy stronger than the European beer garden strong men? I doubt it. Just to quote one example, little Jimmy Moir, a Scottish lightweight, has done over 300 lbs., a more than double bodyweight lift. Yet, although they practiced continentalling, cleaning and jerking, the poundages recorded on the C & J are poor compared with today’s divisional lifters. Having studied the poundages on various lifts of the giant heavyweights of the last century and the early 1900’s, I am in no doubt that they were exceedingly strong men. It is also true to say that modern techniques are infinitely superior there are undoubtedly changes in technique all the time and little refinements made from year to year that eventually lead to greater lifts as more weight men and their coaches gain an understanding of the principles involved. It is clear that weight for weight our present day experts are much stronger. Such a study is very revealing and shows that while many early strong men are still written and spoken about in glowing terms, there are comparatively unknown national and divisional champions of the present day who deserve just as much, if not more, credit. However, I must confess I have been apt to idolize these champions without truly assessing their performances in comparison with our present leaders in the field. The greats of the past were wonderful pioneers for our sport and I am a staunch admirer of these giants of the iron game. The improvement within the lifespan of such people as George Hackenschmidt, whom I met comparatively recently, is nothing short of fantastic. The Development of the Clean & Jerk, Part OneĪ look at the history of the Clean & Jerk is very heartening for coaches, for it shows without a doubt that their efforts to develop technique have had a good effect.
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