bigbonustoday

Hi - I received some feedbacks a few weeks ago for my deadlift - hips too low pushing bar forward of mid foot. Here’s take 2.

I read the blue book line by line and paid special attention to: step 3 knees go forward HIPS GO BACK and NOT PUSHING THE BAR FORWARD while doing so.

Pls take a look at the video. Any feedbacks welcome.

Mark Rippetoe

What did you have for breakfast today?

bigbonustoday

well, I tried my best not pushing the bar forward. and I'm viewing a frame by frame slow play of the video too and I don't see the bar moving forward.

not clear to me what you're implying by your comment above.

Mark Rippetoe

You have cleverly positioned the camera so that we cannot see the knees and toes angle. Again, what did you have for breakfast today? This is an easy question, if you actually ate breakfast.

5pointer

I'm just wondering if it is common for people to be unable to get their shoulders to extend far enough to get into the bottom position of the snatch with the bar over head, behind the neck. For me this is hard enough to do just standing straight up. The shrug position at the top of the press is basically my limit. If I then try to squat down even a little, I cannot keep the bar over the center of my feet due to my torso and arms falling forward.

Is there likely no hope for me, as with a lot of people, to do this movement, or can most people aquire the flexibility if they do not posses it initially?

Mark Rippetoe

Are you being coached on the platform?

Maybach

Similar to the other lifts (and perhaps even more so), the overhead squat position will look slightly different for everyone. Some people fold so nicely into a full squat they are in danger of their buttocks touching the platform. One of the strongest Olympic lifters in my gym catches his snatches barely below the power position. At the bare minimum, your overhead squat can be improved.

Mark Rippetoe

If you have bony arthritis in your shoulders, you cannot snatch. But you probably don't so you probably can.