Starting Strength Coach Josh Wells explains the critical role of the lats to lock the upper back in place and keep the bar against the body in the pull phase of the clean and the snatch.
A common error in the snatch is entering the final phase of acceleration early, at the mid-thigh "jumping position" learned for the clean. This leaves the bar far from the body as the pull is finished. Starting Strength Coaches Stef Bradford and Josh Wells show how to use alignment and balance to find and move between the correct jumping positions for the two lifts.
Rip describes the challenges involved in learning and coaching the Olympic lifts and why including them in your strength training program is worthwhile.
Starting Strength Coach John Dowdy breaks down the points of the power clean teaching progression to help you get started when you add it to your program.
Starting Strength Coach Steve Ross explains how to use your lats more effectively and their role in the deadlift.
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