Originally Posted by
Mark Rippetoe
The most obvious explanation is that this is the way he was taught, and he's strong enough to make up for the inefficiency. Strength will do that for you. To paraphrase the greatest minds in the sport today: "The best lifters in the world do it this way, so there must be a reason." And then they fail to adequately explain the reason in light of the simple physics of the vertical pull, citing a bunch of stupid shit about fatigue (during a 0.4 second pull), better position for the second pull (which happens in the position you se Krastev in above), or other equally invalid reasons. The reason it works is that the best lifters in the world are also the strongest lifters in the world, if not the most efficient.