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Greg Everett · 12-14-2012, 11:36 AM

Think of moving the bar back into your hips rather than moving your hips into the bar. Relax your arms and focus on engaging your lats instead to push the bar in against your body, and as you transition under, pull the elbows up and out.

12-14-2012, 11:36 AM	#6
Greg Everett Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,609	Think of moving the bar back into your hips rather than moving your hips into the bar. Relax your arms and focus on engaging your lats instead to push the bar in against your body, and as you transition under, pull the elbows up and out. __________________ Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches “Simply the best book available on Olympic weightlifting." -Don Weideman, Vice President Pacific Weightlifting Association "Without a doubt the best book on the market about Olympic-style weightlifting." - Mike Burgener, USAW Senior International Coach Catalyst Athletics