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People with large amounts of those explosive, fast-twitch muscle fibers may pack a powerful punch or hoist a massive clean and jerk.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Reeves lifted 117 kilograms (390 pounds) in the snatch and 145kg (320 pounds) in the clean and jerk for a total of 262kg to beat Mari Leivis Sanchez of Colombia by five kilograms in the women's 71kg division.
—CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
After finishing the snatch session in fifth, Morris' podium chances rested on his clean and jerks.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Kitts competed in the Tokyo Olympics and finished eighth, lifting 177 kilograms in the snatch and 213 kilograms in the clean and jerk.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Reeves lifted 117 kilograms (390 pounds) in the snatch and 145kg (320 pounds) in the clean and jerk for a total of 262kg to beat Mari Leivis Sanchez of Colombia by five kilograms in the women's 71kg division.
—CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
After finishing the snatch session in fifth, Morris' podium chances rested on his clean and jerks.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Kitts competed in the Tokyo Olympics and finished eighth, lifting 177 kilograms in the snatch and 213 kilograms in the clean and jerk.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Clean and jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20and%20jerk. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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