Ideally you want to get the bar in the crease of the hips for the best leverage to apply max force to the bar. Bending the arms to get the bar into that ideal position provides a trade off between improved leverage and power leakage through the arms. Whether the trade off is worth it depends on the strengths and weaknesses of the lifter. Clearly it works for some of the elites.
Without objective measuring all we can do is speculate. Arguably, there is a trade-off to be won from arm-bending as a taller/lankier lifter. You may lose some acceleration off the floor, but may gain better leverages that enable a more powerful triple extension (i.e., hip clean vs. tight clean). Whether this trade off is better for a specific person is a matter of testing and seeing what brings better results. Most coaches I follow seem to agree that a slight bend is more than fine in most cases.
Nice material! I had some powerlifting practice and would also say that if you start the deadlift with the arms bend - you waste energy to keep it this way. Thus the biceps injuries in the deadlift. I belive that the deadlift is to some extent a base to weightlifting and therefore this principle should also be applied. Lift with your arms straght
Using professional weightlifter to support your claim assumes they have perfect technique. They don't. Rip isn't right very often, but early arm bend in the lifts is wrong. Arms should bend after extension
I'm glad we agree that an early arm bend is wrong. As much as it doesn't appear that way, Rip is right more often than most people give him credit for.
Ideally you want to get the bar in the crease of the hips for the best leverage to apply max force to the bar. Bending the arms to get the bar into that ideal position provides a trade off between improved leverage and power leakage through the arms. Whether the trade off is worth it depends on the strengths and weaknesses of the lifter. Clearly it works for some of the elites.
Without objective measuring all we can do is speculate. Arguably, there is a trade-off to be won from arm-bending as a taller/lankier lifter. You may lose some acceleration off the floor, but may gain better leverages that enable a more powerful triple extension (i.e., hip clean vs. tight clean). Whether this trade off is better for a specific person is a matter of testing and seeing what brings better results. Most coaches I follow seem to agree that a slight bend is more than fine in most cases.
Nice material!
I had some powerlifting practice and would also say that if you start the deadlift with the arms bend - you waste energy to keep it this way. Thus the biceps injuries in the deadlift.
I belive that the deadlift is to some extent a base to weightlifting and therefore this principle should also be applied.
Lift with your arms straght
Thank you, sir!
Using professional weightlifter to support your claim assumes they have perfect technique. They don't. Rip isn't right very often, but early arm bend in the lifts is wrong. Arms should bend after extension
I'm glad we agree that an early arm bend is wrong. As much as it doesn't appear that way, Rip is right more often than most people give him credit for.