The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell’s “whip”
via en.wikipedia.org
Short excerpt below. Read at the original source.
Olympic weightlifting consists of three basic movements performed on a barbell: the snatch, the clean, and the jerk (with the latter two executed in combination). At such an elite level, athletes seek to exploit every possible advantage, including how a barbell bends and recoils in response to loaded weight and applied force—a property known as […]