bk4351 Olympic Weightlifting

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/7/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Králová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zdeněk Morávek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tereza Králová, Ph.D.
Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bk4351/01: Fri 3. 10. 14:25–15:15 E34/147 - posilovna, Fri 7. 11. 13:00–14:45 E34/147 - posilovna, Fri 14. 11. 12:35–14:20 E34/147 - posilovna, Fri 5. 12. 8:55–10:40 E34/147 - posilovna, T. Králová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of subject is educate students about weight-lifting knowledge and skills. Basic of nomenclature, technique of weight lifting, excersise with olympic bar, diagnostic of mistakes and their elimination. Another goal is to educate students in the coaching process during competitions and in the organization of weightlifting competitions.
Learning outcomes
After succesfull completion student will be able:
- to demonstrate technique of snatch and jerk
- to identify mistakes in technique of weightlifting excersises, to propose and suggest procedure of their elimination
- to demonstrate training methodology of snatch and jerk, including with specific, preparatory excersises with olympic bar
- to apply the structure of training weight lifting excersises, including their modifications
- to coach and lead competitors in weightlifting competitions,
- to organize weightlifting competitions.
Key topics
  • - Introduction to excersise with olympic bar, manipulation with dumbells and loading dumbells on bar, rules.
  • - Safety and individual help.
  • - Squat with olympic bar (front, back, overhead,..).
  • - Basic position at individual weightlifting excersises.
  • - Methods of snatch training.
  • - Methods of clean and jerk training.
  • - Nomenclature of weight lifting excersises.
  • - Theoretical basic of weightlifting excersises.
  • - Identification of incorrect execution of weightlifting exercises and its correction.
  • - Basics of coaching and leading competitors in weightlifting competitions.
  • - Basics of organizing weightlifting competitions.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • EVERETT, Greg. Olympic weightlifting : a complete guide for athletes & coaches. Third edition. [Spojené státy americké]: Catalyst Athletics, 2016, xiii, 587. ISBN 9780990798545. info
  • KRÁLOVÁ, Tereza; Jiří GĄSIOR; Tereza HAMMEROVÁ and Julie ŠVECOVÁ. Metodika a didaktika vzpírání. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X. PURL, epub, html, url info
    not specified
  • HENOCH, Quinn. Weightlifting movement assessment & optimization : mobility & stability for the snatch and clean & jerk. [Spojené státy americké]: Catalyst Athletics, 2017, xi, 344. ISBN 9780990798576. info
  • TAKANO, Bob. Weightlifting programming : a winning coach's guide. [Calif.]: Catalyst Athletics, 2012, 246 stran. ISBN 9780980011159. info
  • Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Edited by Greg Haff - N. Travis Triplett. Fourth edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2016, xvi, 735. ISBN 9781718210868. info
  • CAMARGO, Daniel. Olympic weightlifting : cues & corrections. [Spojené státy americké]: Catalyst Athletics, 2014, 106 stran. ISBN 9780990798507. info
  • RIPPETOE, Mark and Andy BAKER. Practical programming for strength training. 3rd ed. Wichita Falls: Aasgaard Company, 2014, ix, 256. ISBN 9780982522752. info
  • EVERETT, Greg. Olympic weightlifting for sports. [Sunnyvale, CA]: Catalyst Athletics, 2012, 106 stran. ISBN 9780980011142. info
  • DELAVIER, Frédéric. Strength training anatomy. 3rd ed. Paris: Human Kinetics, 2010, 192 s. ISBN 9780736092265. info
  • ZATSIORSKY, Vladimir M. and William J. KRAEMER. Science and practice of strength training. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2006, 251 s. ISBN 0736056289. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The seminars include theoretical instruction and practical weightlifting training. At the end of the course, students take part in a competition that they organize themselves, while also learning how to coach and lead their classmates during the competition.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The credit consists of two parts.
The first part is a written test (10 questions, 75% correct answers are required to pass, the assessment is pass/fail; the test can be repeated 3 times). The test focuses on weightlifting rules, weightlifting methodology and exercise terminology.
The second part of the credit consists of a practical demonstration of a competitive execution of a snatch and clean and jerk in a real competition according to the rules of weightlifting. The selected competition will be announced during the first class of the semester. The assessment for the practical credit is pass/fail, where pass means successful completion of the selected competition (in the Olympic weightlifting). The weight of the lowest base for start weight in the competition is limited by the weightlifting rules (women = 21 kg; men 26 kg).
Alternate completion
Students completing the course while abroad have the following option. The student records their own video of exercises focused on specific areas of curriculum listed in the interactive syllabus. The video is submitted on an on-going plan to the appropriate submission point. The practical credit is completed at a pre-agreed competition during the exam period.
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/podzim2025/bk4351/index.qwarp
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Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/do/rect/el/estud/fsps/js18/metodika_vzpirani/web/index.html
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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