2023, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Part C

The aim of the present study was to examine and analyze the role of ergogenic aid in Olympic weightlifting. The paper focuses on finding out how different kinds of ergogenic aid affect Olympic weightlifting performance. For the classification and analysis of ergogenic aid, the Nutritional, Physiological, Psychological, Pharmacological and Biomechanical aids have been selected for the study. The Olympic Weightlifting sport has two fundamental skills Snatch and Clean and Jerk. This skill requires Nutritional, Physiological, Psychological, Pharmacological and Biomechanical support for optimum performance during the training and Competition. The skills of Olympic Weightlifting require instant energy for the lift of maximum weight with the use of absolute and dynamic strength motion. Nutritional, Psychological and Pharmacological support improves performance and increases chances for winning the competitions. A review of the literature reveals that Ergogenic aid affects Olympic weightlifting performance. Therefore, the use of Ergogenic aid in Nutritional, Physiological, Psychological, Pharmacological and Biomechanical improve competition & training performance and improve recovery seem to be justified.