Application Research of Functional Movement Screen in Weightlifting Athletes

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the functional movements and the causes of injuries of weightlifting athletes by Functional Movement Screen test, and improve the physical training approaches for weightlifting athletes. Six weightlifting athletes from Hainan Provincial Sports Academy were screened for the Functional Movement Screen test. The test results were evaluated and analyzed by the researchers. The test items included the shoulder flexibility, the active straight leg raise, the trunk stability push-up, the rotary stability test, the deep squat, the hurdle step and the inline lunge. The average score of weightlifting athletes was 15.5 points. The average score for the inline lunge was 3 points, the hurdle step had an average score of 2.8 points, but the average score for shoulder flexibility was less than 1 point. The trunk strength and lower limb strength of weightlifting athletes were at relatively high levels, but shoulder flexibility was relatively weak.