The frog-leg style in weightlifting came into vogue in the 1960s and in this month’s Schmitz on the Lifts, three-time USA Olympic weightlifting team coach Jim Schmitz explains the technique.


Svetlana Podobedova (Kazakhstan) launches this 126-kg snatch on her way to a dramatic win in the women’s 75-kg category at the London Olympics.  Note the position of her feet and her knees, illustrating the frog-leg style of pulling.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


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