#GetTechnical with your Dynamic Start, Part 2! In our previous week’s video, we had a dynamic start that was impacting the position of the barbell at the beginning of the lift. This time, the bodily momentum is affecting the positions of the body event though the barbell is seemingly stationary. In […]
#GetTechnical with dynamic starts! These are tricky to master because generating any kind of momentum before the barbell moves off the ground can potentially impact the rest of the lift. Here, we have an instance with one of our Remote Athletes in which bodily movement is causing improper positioning and also […]
#GetTechnical with the dynamic start! A dynamic start in Weightlifting is one in which the lifter is in constant motion before and during the start of the lift itself — More or less, a “rolling start.” Though the dynamic start can help generate a little bit of additional momentum when pulling […]
#GetTechnical with more on the start position! This position is crucial — every point of the lift depends solely on executing the pull from the ground properly. In Weightlifting, sh*t rolls uphill, meaning if the start is off, the lift is off. Any variance in the start position can cause […]
The start position of the lift is largely based on the athletes proportions, comfort, and other factors. There are some technical milestones that we should strive for to set up “by the book” such as: Weight centered at MID-FOOT Hips slightly above knees Shoulders slightly ahead of, or above, the […]
#GetTechnical with your “first pull”! Here, we are looking at the transition that occurs between the starting position and the hang position at the knees. Using the legs tor drive through the floor when starting from the ground will show: ✅Mostly vertical shin position at the hang ✅Bodyweight transition from […]
#GetTechnical with attacking your bottom position in the snatch! Finishing your pull in the snatch is only half the battle — When the barbell is overhead, we need to be just as aggressive in the bottom as we were when we started from the ground. In this instance with one of […]
When we talk about the teaching positions for Olympic Weightlifting, it’s important that we establish a common language and/or definition of what each position means. The main points of instruction include the Power Position, Hang Position, and the Start Position. This morning, we had a positional review (along with visual […]
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The split jerk is arguably the most complicated of the three lifts although it moves the barbell shortest overall distance. In the same vein as our previous articles about the start position of the snatch and clean, the end of the lift hinges on the way we start it. In […]