Key result
Inflexibility and improper technique cause most Olympic weightlifting injuries, making the improvement of these abilities a primary focus for well-trained lifters.
Why the study?
Does improving flexibility and technique prevent injuries in Olympic weightlifters?
Does improving flexibility and technique prevent injuries in Olympic weightlifters?
Improving flexibility and technique is important for preventing injuries in Olympic weightlifting.
Hypothesis-generating for flexibility and technique training in Olympic weightlifters; leaves open prospective validation of injury reduction.
Because most Olympic weightlifting injuries are caused by inflexibility and improper technique, the well-trained lifter concentrates on improving these abilities.
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Kulund et al. (1978) studied this question. Inflexibility and improper technique cause most Olympic weightlifting injuries, making the improvement of these abilities a primary focus for well-trained lifters.
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