I was scrolling through YouTube and found another rare video of Serge pressing. This is a somewhat different angle than the 502 Press. I’m just wondering if this technique would pass muster by today’s standards in the USSF. If you look closely, there is a slight drop/bounce in the hips. Slow the video down to .25 and you can see that as he reaches his hips forward during the initial bow/layback, there is a slight bend of the knees as he approaches the peak. He then rapidly pulls his hips back/up to propel the bar up. Would this be considered as upper momentum applied to the bar? Just want to hear others opinions.
Thanks for taking a look Rip. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to distinguish good permissible hip toss vs knee push. I reckon that comparing Reding’s Press to Alexiex’s is a good guideline to use.
07-18-2019, 01:43 PM
Jordan Stanton
I am going to disagree on a what I believe to be a very challenging call and give this red lights. I have attached a video to attempt to demonstrate why. This is a call based upon incidental unlocking vs knee bend that contributes to upward motion. Would never fault one of my judges making a call in either direction for this lift especially given they don't have slow motion review.