The picture on the left shows an athlete preparing to yank the bar off the floor. In this sequence the athlete will drop his chest thereby putting slack in his arms, and then yank his arms straight in a misguided attempt to put speed on the bar as it leaves the ground. This jerk is accompanied by the hips being high which forces the athlete to “muscle” the movement rather than “jump” the bar into the rack position.
The picture on the right shows a proper starting position for the clean. The athletes weight is over the full foot, his hands are straight and outside his legs, and his chest and eyes are up. In this position his hip angle will allow the thigh muscles to contribute to this lift as the bar approaches the jumping position.
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Congratulations to Renee (on the left in the grey sweater) for loosing over 25lbs in a little over two months here at L10XF. Along with the weight drop Renee has also lost 4.5 inches on her waist and hips! Her secret is pretty simple-she shows up and works hard three days per week. She also writes down all her food in order to make sure she is staying paleo compliant. This takes care of 90% of her success, with management of sleep, stress and some fish oil rounding out her program. Solid work, Renee!!!!
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Here is cool look at the evolution of the crossfit movement
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