Schmitz on the Lifts: Clark as a Verb

2010-12-23 11:11:00

American weightlifting Ken Clark made his mark on the lifting platform, but how was it that his name was turned into a verb in the lifting world?

Ken Clark in his farewell meet, the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships (Budapest, Hungary). IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

Three-time Olympic weightlifting coach Jim Schmitz tells the story, so follow the Training Articles menu on the IronMind home page to Jim Schmitz on the Lifts or click here for a direct link to He Clarked It! by Jim Schmitz.

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