Clean and Jerk

Lance Armstrong scandal: Should cycling be dropped from Olympics?

2013-01-16 14:10:00

Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong, a bronze medalist in the 2000 Games, is said to have admitted doping to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air later this week. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the International Olympic Committee...

2013 boys weightlifting honor roll leaders (final)

2013-03-02 12:14:00

Top performances by weight class for 2013 season: (*denotes state qualifiers) 119 415 Eric Long, Hagerty* (third in 2A) 410 Devin Weaver, New Smyrna Beach* (tied for eighth in 2A) 390 Michael Cortez, Harmony* (tenth in 2A) 380 Brandon Pendle,...

Should the Olympics suspend cycling?

2013-01-16 15:45:41

No, but UCI must go Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Cycling gets to stay in the Olympics on one condition: the International Cycling Union leaders who turned a blind eye to doping (best case) or enabled it (more likely) must go. Ex-UCI President Hein...

Girls weightlifting highlights from the past week

2012-12-12 12:30:00

The high school girls weightlifting season is heading into its championship portion of the season with the Five Star Conference Meet being held Wednesday, the Seminole Athletic Conference meet on Jan. 10 and the Super Metro Conference meet on Jan. 16....

Briefs: Jock eighth at trials

2012-06-25 21:30:26

Charles Jock, a recent UC Irvine graduate, finished eighth in the eight-man field of the 800 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon on Monday and did not qualify for the team that will compete in London. Jock, a...

Howard Magazine: County gyms for women who crave intensity

2011-12-12 07:50:00

It is said that when it comes to exercise, you get out what you put in. And for some women in Howard County, 20 minutes on the treadmill simply doesn’t produce satisfactory returns. For these women, a workout means attacking a giant tire with a...

Victoria Gillooly of Timber Creek sets state record in clean-and-jerk

2012-02-11 16:41:26

Sam Jansen, Eric Strickland Palm Beach weightlifters of the year

2011-05-20 08:04:00

Sam Jansen Seminole Ridge senior Weight class: Heavyweight Statistics: 760-pound total lift (420-pound bench, 340 clean and jerk) Season highlights: Jansen's total weight lifted tied Columbia's Timmy Jernigan for the state Class 2A title, however,...

Former Spruce Creek lifters place at nationals

2010-12-15 16:36:18

CrossFit's approach gains fans

2010-10-05 00:00:00

CrossFit may be the latest thing in fitness, but it's also a throwback to an era of medicine balls, calisthenics and free weights. Maybe that's why CrossFit gyms throughout the country count among their aficionados a growing number of older athletes...

Palm Beach All-County boys' weightlifting team

2010-06-03 10:04:00

FIRST TEAM Based on coaches ballots, and performances at sectional and state competitions. Thomas Cervantes Jupiter, senior Weight class: 119 Bench/clean & Jerk: 360 total Comment: Won Section 8 title; placed 15th at state tournament. Austin...

Kevin Bryan: Palm Beach boys' Weightlifter of the Year

2010-06-03 10:03:00

KEVIN BRYAN WEIGHTLIFTER OF THE YEAR Kevin Bryan Jupiter, senior Bench/clean and jerk total: 660 pounds OF NOTE: Bryan lifted a personal best 285 pounds on his final attempt in the clean and jerk to wind up third overall with a 660-pound total in...

Lyman High School's Adam Basquill-White lifts in the clean and jerk session of the Seminole Athletic Conference weightlifting meet at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Basquill-White suffers from mucopolysaccharidosis type I, a rare metabolic disorder.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan cries after failing a lift in the men's 105kg Group A weightlifting clean and jerk competition at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

2012-08-06 00:00:00

Year: Senior Weight: 129-pound division Statistics: 475-pound total lift, (245 bench, 230 clean and jerk) Season highlights: For the second consecutive year, DeCesare placed in the top four in the Class 2A state tournament.

2012-06-02 00:00:00

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