As a qualifier for the following statements in this section, I’ve been a part of the CrossFit community since 2008, have traveled the world running…
Continue reading → Start Position: Snatch & Clean vs Conventional Deadlift – Within CrossFit
So, we have surprising and MAJOR similarities between the 2 tasks, we have task specific differences between them, and even complete start position checklists for…
Continue reading → Start Position: Snatch & Clean vs Conventional Deadlift – The Actions
With the 3 Basics of the Conventional Deadlift Start Position and the 3 Essential Steps to the Olympic Lifting Start Positions in mind, we are…
Continue reading → Start Position: Snatch & Clean vs Conventional Deadlift – The Visual
How different are the start positions of the snatch and clean versus that of the conventional deadlift? We’ve already talked in general about the differences…
Continue reading → Start Position: Snatch & Clean vs Conventional Deadlift – The Basics
I’ve indicated previously that the 1st Ascent of the snatch and clean are extremely similar and this goes for their start positions as well. The…
Tighten Back:The last step before initiating the weight from the floor is to create as much pressure through your entire body as you can. The…
It’s now time to talk about an area of your body that has a tremendous, perhaps the MOST, influence on directing your body as a…
Flare Knees to Arms:For this, I’ll say “ideally.” This means that from the previously recommended stance, one may not have the ability to flare the…
Continue reading → Start Position: Knees, Arms, Slack, and Shoulders
We are now ready to dive into all of the other technical points to help optimize lifting performance. The complete start position checklist (which includes…
Continue reading → Start Position: The Checklist, Stance, Grip, and Bar Placement
Up to this point we’ve considered 3 essential steps you can take when getting into your start position that will set the tone for your…
Continue reading → 3 Essential Steps to Your World Class Start Position: Part 2
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