Topic: Video: Clean and Jerk PR

[Paul LaDuke]

I have posted this video on Revver.  Let me know what you think.  I think my clean is pretty good although I should pull a bit longer.  The jerk has improved by about 8kgs in the past 3 months but this attempt is bad.  My hips move back at the beginning of the dip.  I "tightrope" the split.  My front leg doesn't move far enough forward.  I don't stay tight enough in the split and I start to lose the bar backwards.  Other than that it was a good lift :?


Enjoy watching.

[Ryan Marciniszyn]

can you arch your back more on the clean?

[Rowan Lean]

congrats on the PR - whats your bodyweight?

i notice when you attempted the jerk, your head came back and then along went the weights behind you.. have you tried pushing your head through and to the front more? It might help you keep the weight balanced above..

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

I agree with Ryan about arching your back a little more in the start of the clean. Also, I suggest looking ahead a few feet instead of down, like a sprinter out of the blocks.

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[Rowan Lean]

Also, I suggest looking ahead a few feet instead of down, like a sprinter out of the blocks.

I noticed that during my first (and only so far) competition meet a couple of weeks ago, as i was nervous and trying not to notice all the people merely 6 feet away from me in the chairs watching, i looked down instead of straight ahead as i believe i do normally when in training..

Does this type of thing bring any negative changes into the lift?

[Eamonn Flanagan]

I would imagine that with the head down, it would be more difficult to keep the lower back in the "strong arch" position. So overall the lift would be less mechanically strong.

Also, i would imagine any deviation from what you have practiced in training, no matter how small, would not be optimal.

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

Does this type of thing bring any negative changes into the lift?

Its a rule that can be broken. I have seen elite lifters do well with the head down. But, it doesn't help a lifter who has problems keeping a flat or arched back. It can cause problems.

[Joshua Davis]

Everyone has told me (a recovering roundbacked lifter) that looking upward reinforces keeping a flat, even arched back.