Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing knowledge. These brief videos, create an avenue to help me coach and train these fine points. Sometimes people need to hear the information in a new voice!
I needed this! I’m 6”2 with a long femur and I have a hard time with deadlifts, cleans, and snatches because of this. I’ve been trying to find the right position. I just feel like I’m not driving enough through my legs to get the bar off the ground.
Maybe dumb question, but why? I get you don't want your back to roll up into a ball by the end of pull 2, but what if your back is strong and straight (but not neutral spine) throughout? Does the curved, neutral spine have advantages in the pull? BTW, this video was excellent ❤️
extended back is a stronger structure and places less stress on intervertebral connective tissue, i.e. more reliant on muscle. Also you may have a "strong" back but if that strength were instead supporting an extended position, it would be more resistant to flexion, ie stiffer, meaning more force transmission to bar. Can you be successful without perfect back extension? Of course, there have been some notable world class lifters who have. But the question is why not try to make it better? I don't know about you, but want every possible advantage I can get to add up for me.
Hey Greg,Should I fully lock out my knees while jerk the barbell off from my shoulder for split and power jerks?? Or should I only straighten my legs to drive the barbell by keeping some point between locking out the knees.
You're way overthinking it. Your knees should not lock out - that's hyperextension and past the point of productive drive - but they should be pretty close to fully straight.
No reason to not include that if you want but I prefer back extensions to horizontal instead of 45 degrees because it means maximal loading at full extension.
@@CatalystAthletics Makes sense. I recall something about ratio of glute to back force ratio also being higher at horizontal. Would be nice to rotate between em if there’s volume to spare but that’s my noob assumption
Straight to the point as always. Good stuff Greg!
Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing knowledge. These brief videos, create an avenue to help me coach and train these fine points. Sometimes people need to hear the information in a new voice!
Thank you Coach and haven’t done good mornings in quite a while. Looking forward to trying these exercises.
I swear these videos are reading my mind... Great video as always!
I needed this! I’m 6”2 with a long femur and I have a hard time with deadlifts, cleans, and snatches because of this. I’ve been trying to find the right position. I just feel like I’m not driving enough through my legs to get the bar off the ground.
I've learned so much from this man :D
Very helpful. Thank you
Genius as usual.
I needed this👏🏽
Great advice, thank you!
Thank you for the tips, will try them all
Good video 🏋️♂️
great video
Floating snatch dead lift on riser with band around the knees: brilliant variation. adding to my movement hopper.
2:22 ok, wow! Also, thank you!
Love this!
Maybe dumb question, but why? I get you don't want your back to roll up into a ball by the end of pull 2, but what if your back is strong and straight (but not neutral spine) throughout? Does the curved, neutral spine have advantages in the pull?
BTW, this video was excellent ❤️
extended back is a stronger structure and places less stress on intervertebral connective tissue, i.e. more reliant on muscle. Also you may have a "strong" back but if that strength were instead supporting an extended position, it would be more resistant to flexion, ie stiffer, meaning more force transmission to bar. Can you be successful without perfect back extension? Of course, there have been some notable world class lifters who have. But the question is why not try to make it better? I don't know about you, but want every possible advantage I can get to add up for me.
Thank you, that makes a lot of sense!
Those platform blocks at the end of the video - are they just a sheet of 3/4 plywood screwed into 2x4s?
Yes
I love you Greg
Sir how do weightlifters deal with setbacks due to injuries?
www.catalystathletics.com/article/2243/Training-Through-Injuries-in-Olympic-Weightlifting-Or-Anythi/
www.catalystathletics.com/article/1915/Olympic-Weightlifting-Program-Modification-for-Injury/
Hey Greg,Should I fully lock out my knees while jerk the barbell off from my shoulder for split and power jerks?? Or should I only straighten my legs to drive the barbell by keeping some point between locking out the knees.
You're way overthinking it. Your knees should not lock out - that's hyperextension and past the point of productive drive - but they should be pretty close to fully straight.
@@CatalystAthletics thank you, man
Why not an angled back extension bench as well?
No reason to not include that if you want but I prefer back extensions to horizontal instead of 45 degrees because it means maximal loading at full extension.
@@CatalystAthletics Makes sense. I recall something about ratio of glute to back force ratio also being higher at horizontal. Would be nice to rotate between em if there’s volume to spare but that’s my noob assumption
Do you have a video for the thoracic rounding?
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