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In the Olympic weightlifting series I posted a Youtube video that showed elite lifters snatching in slow motion. Unfortunately the original user has recently removed the video. However I got lucky and was able to take a few snapshots. Take a look at the lifters above and notice they have a similar set-up.
Outlined are the angles of the spine, femurs, shins, arms, as well as the locations of the shoulders, hips, and knees (the circles). Some interesting points:
Unless you're pulling frog stance, your set-up will resemble the pictured lifters.
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Different body types lead to variations here and there, but you can see they're all positioned more-or-less the same.
- The knees are over the toes.
- The hips are slightly higher than the knees.
- The shoulders are over the bar.
Unless you're pulling frog stance, your set-up will resemble the pictured lifters.
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This is where people will get into trouble if they think the first pull is a deadlift.
ReplyDeleteSure there is a "clean grip deadlift" variation that resembles the first pull, but the true, higher hips, vertical shin deadlift is a very different movement - something that I think people new to weightlifting should be aware of.
Nick I agree. Someone new to the lifts should understand the difference between the first pull and a deadlift. They'll "get it" much better and excel faster in progress.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, I wasn't taught about the lower hips in my initial instruction. It was a while until another coach cleaned up my set-up improving my pull.
That's a bad reflection of your initial teacher's education.
ReplyDeletePossibly. He was a CSCS and USAW certified but his full time job wasn't a coach. He worked at a rehabilitation center and instructed the Olympic lifts through the university on the side. We only met once.
ReplyDeleteThe second coach also had a regular 9-5 job and oversaw the weightlifting club in his off schedule. He wasn't an official coach for the club either.