Juge les essais en vidéo / Judge the Lift

Body position

• The athlete does not lie on the bench on their back and does not assume the lifting position during the entire lift.
• The athlete’s head, shoulders, buttocks, fully extended legs and heels (if applicable) do not remain on and touching the bench during the lift. The athlete can shake/slide on the bench as long as not change the starting position.
• The athlete is not strapped according with rule outlined in Athlete Uniform and Personal Equipment.
• All the fingers of the athlete are not wrapped firmly around the circumference of the bar with the thumbs on the opposite side of the other fingers during the entire lift.
• The spacing of the athlete’s hands exceed the eighty-one (81) cm from either forefinger as indicated by the markings on the bar.
• The bar is not taken under control at arm’s length with locked elbows, subject to any special medical conditions.
• The athlete begins the lift before the start command is given.

Down sequence

• The bar is not controlled (e.g., is dropped/hits the chest) throughout the movement during the eccentric/"downwards" movement of the bar.

Stop sequence

• The bar does not touch on the chest.
• The bar does not remain static between the eccentric/"downwards" and concentric/"upwards" movement of the bar.
• The bar has stopped on the chest and does sink into the chest before being pressed upwards.

Press sequence

• The athlete fails to press the bar.
• The bar is pressed upwards with unnatural support from several body parts (e.g., "pushing" or "thrusting" with the shoulders and /or chest to propel the bar upwards).
• The bar does not move in an upward motion during the concentric/"upwards" movement of the bar.
• The bar is pressed without equally timed lock out of both arms and elbows.
• The athlete puts the bar back onto the rack before the rack command is given by the Chief Referee.