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The original was posted on /r/weightlifting by /u/kacyinix on 2024-09-13 00:22:45+00:00.

If this is against the rules sorry. If you didn’t see it somebody posted this. Not trying to witch hunt that guy because he seemed to be asking genuinely but it was a funny question

“This is just something I have been thinking about and I absolutely mean no harm by it, I just wanna hear your thoughts on this.

So basicly I’m an average powerlifter and I tried a bit of weightlifting and I think it’s mostly just using momentum and speed which is basicly ego lifting. If we take a look at clean and jerk you use momentum to turn over the weight and then again momentum to press it? What is the point of this sport? This is not 100% strict. This doesn’t show any strength?

Also if you wanna look good you do boodybuilding. If you wanna get stronger you do powerlifting, strongman etc. But here you’re just using your legs even to press the weight? It’s the same as if somebody is teaching me how to use legs and how to lean back on bicepcuurls to do as most weight as possible? Or how to drop on squat and use gravity to bounce up to squat more weight? It’s like somebody teaching me how to bounce weight from my chest when doing beenchpress to do more weight?

I really wanna understand the point behind weightlifting, because it just doesn’t make sense. If I’m leaning back when doing biceps or if im bouncing the weight when doing beenchpress it’s called ego lifting but clean and jerk is considered an exercise? Wouldn’t it be better to have front squat into overhead press instead of clean and jerk? Again I mean no harm, I just want to understand this sport. I hate using momentum when training, I wanna use 100% muscle.”