weightlifting
Enable an agent to recognise weightlifting activities, assess lift and session states, and identify appropriate training or competition actions within recorded constraints.
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6 bundles · 11 layers · 18 findings · 28 questions
Sport identity Establishes which sense of weightlifting an activity instantiates.
Intended sense
Distinguishes the sport from the broader practice of lifting weights.
Sport or general training
Record the intended meaning and the evidence supporting that interpretation.
- Does this instance concern the snatch and clean and jerk sport or lifting weights more generally? definition
- Which registry evidence or activity description establishes the intended sense? provenance
Preparatory exercise boundary
Connects shared strength exercises to a specific weightlifting purpose.
Exercise role
Include assistance exercises through their relationship to weightlifting preparation.
- Which aspect of the snatch or clean and jerk is this exercise intended to develop? definition
- What distinguishes this instance from the same exercise performed for general strength or powerlifting? boundary
Lift execution Represents the movement attempted and the evidence available about its execution.
Movement identity
Identifies full competition lifts and training variations.
Lift and variation
Record the lift, start position and any prescribed variation before interpreting performance.
- Is the athlete attempting a snatch, a complete clean and jerk, or a named variation? definition
- Do the start position, range of movement or omitted phases make this a training variation rather than a full competition lift? boundary
Execution evidence
Separates observed movement from interpretations of technical success.
Observed lift phases
Capture relevant phases, completion and limits of observation without inventing unseen details.
- Which phases of the lift were completed, and where did a failed attempt end? measurement
- Who observed the attempt, or what recording supports the assessment, and which details remain unobservable? provenance
Competition attempts Connects attempts and results to the event rules that give them official meaning.
Event applicability
Establishes the rules and athlete classification relevant to an event.
Rules and category
Record event-specific eligibility and classification without assuming universal or timeless categories.
- Which ruleset version and event provisions govern this athlete's participation? provenance
- Which category was officially assigned, and what weigh-in or eligibility record supports it? provenance
Attempt adjudication
Tracks declared loads, decisions and their contribution to results.
Accepted attempt and total
Keep the attempt record distinct from the derived result, including corrections and unresolved decisions.
- What load, attempt order and official decision are recorded for each snatch and clean and jerk attempt? measurement
- Which accepted attempts contribute to the total, and does the ruleset permit a total with the recorded outcomes? action
Training and progression Relates session work to weightlifting objectives and evidence for subsequent decisions.
Session prescription
Records intended work and its reference points.
Exercise dose and target
Associate each exercise with its load, repetitions and intended technical or performance outcome.
- What sets, repetitions and loads were planned and completed for each exercise? measurement
- If load is expressed as a percentage, which lift, reference maximum and assessment date define that percentage? provenance
Progression evidence
Supports changes to training through comparable observations and explicit criteria.
Next session decision
Record the basis for progressing, repeating or reducing work without inferring readiness from load alone.
- Across comparable sessions, how have successful repetitions, technical consistency and reported effort changed? measurement
- What recorded criterion and responsible person's assessment support increasing, repeating or reducing the next session's work? action
Lifting conditions Captures immediate equipment, space and participant constraints affecting an attempt.
Barbell and platform
Checks the actual loaded implement and available lifting area.
Loaded setup
Record load verification, equipment condition and space for the intended lift and barbell release.
- What total mass results from the bar, plates and collars actually fitted, and does it match the intended load? measurement
- Do equipment condition, platform condition or people within the lifting and release area require correction before the attempt? action
Athlete and supervision
Records immediate limitations and who can respond to concerns.
Attempt readiness
Treat reported symptoms, observed difficulty and supervision as decision inputs rather than medical conclusions.
- What fatigue, discomfort, movement limitations or existing restrictions have been reported or observed before this attempt? measurement
- Who is responsible for deciding whether to proceed, modify or pause, and which concerns require qualified assessment? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Kinds and varieties
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of weightlifting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- para weightlifting
What it is Filled
Weightlifting denotes lifting external weights for exercise and, in its specific sporting sense adopted here, competition in the snatch and the clean and jerk, with results determined by the combined mass of the best successful lift in each.
In scope
- The snatch and clean and jerk as practised and judged activities
- Training exercises explicitly connected to weightlifting performance
- Attempts, sessions and competition results
- Athlete readiness and constraints relevant to a particular lifting activity
- Barbell loading, platform conditions and immediate supervision
Out of scope
- General resistance training without an explicit weightlifting connection
- Powerlifting and its squat, bench press and deadlift competition format
- Bodybuilding judged primarily through physique presentation
- Medical diagnosis, rehabilitation prescriptions and treatment decisions
- Manufacture and engineering of barbells, plates and platforms
- Governance of sporting organisations beyond rules applicable to an activity
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to recognise weightlifting activities, assess lift and session states, and identify appropriate training or competition actions within recorded constraints.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A sport-specific instance centres on the snatch or clean and jerk, or explicitly prepares an athlete for those lifts.
- A snatch takes the barbell from the platform to overhead in one continuous lifting movement; a clean and jerk separates the lift to the shoulders from the subsequent overhead action.
- Competitive performance concerns successfully lifting a declared load under an identified ruleset, rather than physique presentation or repetitions alone.
- A squat, pull or press belongs here through its documented role in weightlifting preparation; its movement name alone does not establish that relationship.
- Competition results require attempt outcomes and judging context; a heavy lift observed in training is not automatically an official result.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Encourage training through pain or injury against medical advice.
- Help a lifter obtain or use prohibited substances or evade doping control.
- Help manipulate results, bodyweight records or judging.
- Coach maximal lifts for a minor without qualified supervision.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding on an athlete's eligibility, sanctions or results after a doping case.
- Setting a training programme for a person with an injury or medical condition.
May
- Explain the snatch and the clean and jerk and the competition rules, citing the governing body.
- Record lifts and results from official competition records.
- Remind lifters to use correct supervision, equipment and platform safety.
Moral aspects Filled
- The sport has a long history of doping cases that harm athletes' health and fairness.
- Body weight classes put pressure on athletes to cut weight in unhealthy ways.
Who is affected
- Athletes, especially young lifters
- Coaches and officials
- Clean competitors
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the sport; national and international federations govern its rules and competitions.
Master systems
- Federation results and registration records
- Anti-doping sanction lists
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q114397581 - registry parent class
- Q115728332 - registry parent class
- Q2755547 - registry parent class
- Q337979 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.weightlifting
- Wikidata: Q83462 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83462)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Activity context: competition attempt | training attempt | preparatory exercise | unresolved
- Lift or exercise: snatch | clean and jerk | named derivative | named assistance exercise
- Barbell load: kg, with declared and verified loaded values distinguished
- Attempt outcome: planned | underway | completed pending assessment | accepted | unsuccessful | withdrawn | unknown
- Applicable ruleset: governing document, version and event-specific provisions
- Athlete body mass: kg, with measurement time and official weigh-in status
- Training dose: sets, repetitions and kg by exercise; relative intensity only with a named reference
- Readiness disposition: not assessed | proceed within recorded constraints | modify | pause | seek qualified assessment
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- A lifter raising a loaded barbell overhead from the floor on a square platform.
- Large coloured bumper plates on a long steel bar.
- Lifters in singlets and raised-heel shoes, often with a belt.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Classify a lifting activity and explain its relationship to weightlifting.
- Record a planned attempt and reconcile its declared load with the loaded barbell.
- Assess an observed attempt against an identified ruleset while preserving uncertainty.
- Compare training sessions using exercise-specific loads, repetitions and completion evidence.
- Calculate a competition total from eligible accepted attempts under the applicable rules.
- Flag conditions requiring a pause, a training modification or qualified review.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Back, knee, wrist and shoulder injuries from failed lifts.
- Dropped bars injuring the lifter or people nearby.
- Health damage from doping or extreme weight cutting.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- World Anti-Doping Code, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Context of use required Filled
- Competitive weightlifting is practised in training facilities and contested on platforms using the snatch and the clean and jerk.
- Training develops the strength, power, mobility and coordination needed to perform these lifts.
- Competition results use the combined mass of the best successful attempt in each lift within the applicable competition category.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q83462: weightlifting - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Olympic weightlifting - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does vr.tr.weightlifting denote the snatch and clean and jerk sport, the broader activity of lifting weights, or both?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this concept, requiring this registry entry to link to it?
- Which governing rules and versions should anchor competition validity, categories and result calculation?
- Which technical observation vocabulary can describe lifts consistently while preserving differences among coaching approaches?
- What evidence and responsibility boundaries should govern automated training suggestions and decisions to pause an attempt?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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