Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Add Some Bounce

by Atomic Athletic on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 2:47pm

Good pain and bad pain are something that most lifters understand. One type you want and another you don't. If you are a Masters age lifter, then you really know understand this concept. If you are into doing explosive lifting and fit want to decrease bad pain and increase your recovery rate, and who doesn't, then this is an Atomic Tip for you.

Atomic TIP
Add Some Bounce.

If you are doing explosive lifting, ie. Power snatches, hang cleans, explosive pulls, etc.; make sure you don't lock your knees. You will see this technique in play with any serious training hall video footage.

Here is an example of what NOT to do. New lifters, especially those who are very detail oriented individuals, will do hang cleans with knees locked and moving just the upper body, frequently just moving the hips and shoulders. They typically do this because they are working on bar receiving technique, where they are trying to increase bar speed and get higher elbows. The goals are good ones. However, the knees need to be unlocked and have a little bit of bounce. The resulting springiness is comparable to shock absorbers in your car. You don't need to have them in order to move around, but ride will be a lot smoother. In other words, it will save some trauma in your low back.

Live strong,
Roger LaPointe
“Today is a good day to lift.”

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