FITNS 383

Olympic and Power Weight Lifting

This course is designed to introduce Olympic and power weight lifting to students interested in developing overall core strength and conditioning. Lifting techniques such as clean and jerk, snatch, squat, bench press, and deadlift will be taught through lifting progressions. The history of Olympic and power weight lifting and the development of individual lifting programs will be introduced and discussed. This course will be offered as an open-entry/open-exit course. Students may enroll in this open-entry/open-exit course up to the fourth week of the semester.

Units: 1.0

Hours: 54 hours LAB