Whip It Good: How Olympic Weightlifting Relies on a Barbell's 'Whip' #ASA190
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
In Olympic weightlifting, athletes must account for the barbell's "whip," which is the bouncy bendiness of a bar under dynamic movements and can be affected by the steel alloy the barbell is made of, its coating, and how it connects to its sleeve. Lifters use the whip to assist the upward motion of the bar by timing the bounciness. Joshua Langlois will present work studying these Olympic barbell vibrations as part of the 190th ASA Meeting.