Video: A Comparison of Two Start Positions

[Mark Rippetoe]

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[J.D. Shipley]

I've got a question as it pertains to the explanation. Could it your explanation be stated another way - i.e., "hips-low" is inefficient because of the tendency to maintain that back angle through the pull (because the pull is essentially a submaximal deadlift) and therefore whip with a sub-optimal moment arm at the jump position?

[Mark Rippetoe]

No, because the acceleration happens before the "jump" position. High hips allows the bar to be accelerated more effectively over a longer percentage of the pull.