One of the most common problems when performing a jerk occurs in the dip. This problem is dipping to fast.

As many of you might know we recently launched an educational program for coaches. There is a lot of information in the workshop that is also valuable for you as an athlete if you are able to use the information we provide from the perspective of an athlete. This particular video is a sneak peak into some of our methodology.

Many people have no problem with the clean, yet struggle with the jerk. A natural response might be to switch to a push jerk however; the split jerk is by far the much efficient method of putting a large amount of weight over one’s head.

We often talk about various planes of motion and how important they are. We talk about how when you walk into the CrossFit gym you can just about count on the fact that you will be doing most of the exercises for the day in a 10x10 square in which your legs and arms typically only travel in one direction (up and down or forward and backward).

The Principles of Effective Coaching: Intermediate to Advanced level lifters Part. 4.1 - Addressing Major Technical Issues in the Receiving of the Clean or Snatch

This blog post will teach you how to make decisions about whether you should or should not be using the GHD at all and how to make decisions about when including it makes sense in injured populations.