#GetTechnical with your Overhead Squat! When standing up during the overhead squat portion of the snatch, we can sometimes become disconnect. To ensure that the body follows a “stacked” or vertical path through the concentric portion of a squat, make sure to: ✅ Set the body TIGHT; similar to the tension of […]
#GetTechnical by getting open and tall through the top of your pull! In this clip, our remote lifter is getting plenty of speed through the middle, but losing contact and drive against the ground which is resulting in backward travel. When transitioning through the top of your pull, make sure to: […]
In this instance with one of our Remote Athletes, his drive in the jerk is affected by the positioning of the dip. Since the dip is relatively too deep, the ankles begin to run out of flexion which makes a hinge at the hip occur to falsely create more depth […]
#GetTechnical with arm action and turn over in the snatch and clean! This is an excerpt from a video review to one of our Remote Lifters. Guiding the barbell and the body requires proper action from the upper body after the legs have finished doing their job. Lifters should aim […]
#GetTechnical with your weight distribution in the split landing! In this case with our remote lifter, he is landing very heavily on the lead foot putting most of his body weight (and center of gravity) forward. Some common cues for the split jerk are “step through” or “step out” with the lead […]
#GetTechnical with your line of attack! Getting the barbell up in the air is only half the battle — learn to guide your body properly and aggressively! Though the barbell should always end “behind the body,” lifters must be careful not to force this feeling by leaning through with the […]
I mean…Keep Pulling, right? It sounds simple, but the pulling isn’t done when the legs are finished. In this video, we can see the lifter slightly “relaxing” against the barbell. If the lifter were to Keep Pulling, it would better: ✅Guide the barbell/body to the rack position ✅Allow the lifter […]
In this case, we are getting some excessive movement during lift off due a delay in setting tight for the beginning of the lift. Before pulling the barbell off the ground, we must solidify the body to move as one unit. By engaging before liftoff, the lifter can: ✅Reduce any […]
Just as we discussed the start position of the clean or snatch, a proper start position also applies to the split jerk. Granted the barbell is in a different resting point, but it is also dependent on a proper initiation of the lift. Before initiating the jerk, athletes should: Stand […]
#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 […]