Dossier
Olympic weightlifting
Coverage of Olympic weightlifting in the Nexus archive.
- The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"
Olympic weightlifters exploit the 'whip' of a barbell to gain an advantage, scientists study the physics behind it. Joshua Langlois conducted a modal analysis to quantify the whip and understand its mechanics. The study involved suspending barbells and measuring their vibrations.