Bench Press: How to Maintain a Neutral Wrist for Safety and Performance
Bench pressing without bending your wrist involves aligning the barbell directly over the forearm bones, ensuring proper grip, and engaging the forear...
By Hart
Category: Weightlifting Technique
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Split Jerk: How to Achieve a Deeper, More Stable Receiving Position
Achieving a deeper split in the jerk improves stability, load absorption, and lockout efficiency through aggressive leg drive, precise footwork, bette...
By Jordan
Weight Racking: Why Lifters Use the 'Backwards' Grip for Barbell Squats
People rack weights 'backwards' (thumb-over-bar) mainly for barbell squats to enhance safety, improve biomechanical leverage, and achieve a more secur...
By Alex
Biceps Jerk: Technique, Benefits, and How to Perform It
The biceps jerk is an Olympic weightlifting drill where lifters actively push the barbell overhead primarily with their arms from a front rack positio...
By Alex
Olympic Clean: Mastering the First Pull, Setup, and Common Mistakes
The 'deadlift clean' refers to the initial first pull phase of the Olympic Clean, a foundational movement that requires specific setup, controlled exe...
By Alex
Weightlifting Jerk: Mastering the Split Jerk Technique, Phases, and Safety
The jerk in weightlifting is an explosive, technically demanding movement that requires precise execution of distinct phases—rack, dip, drive, split...
By Jordan
Hang Clean from Hips: Technique, Biomechanics, and Programming
The hang clean from the hips is an Olympic weightlifting variation performed by explosively extending the hips, knees, and ankles from a hip-level han...
By Hart
Split Jerk Recovery: Understanding the Transition from Split to Bar
The transition from the split receiving position to a stable, standing lockout in the split jerk involves precise coordination, balance, and core stre...
By Jordan
