Jerk Form

Note the upright torso, bar position just behind the head and squarely over the hips, front shin perpendicular to the floor, back leg sunk low to get down under the barbell. Excellent demonstration of proper jerk form.

Chest Up!

Where's your chest on setup and once the barbell leaves the floor? In either lift, should be big/open and forward facing - not facing the floor or closed. This is achieved by keeping the back tight and actively engaged (shoulders back, lats active, lumbar curve preserved).

The world's greatest lifts?

Both realtime and slow-motion footage of Naim Suleymanoglu's snatch/clean & jerk attempts in the 1988 Olympics. For all curious about proper technique, it doesn't get any better than this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-97V89wwtVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs_-DcDESso

News

The following events in the local area have been scheduled:

Developmental meet on May 16th in Baltimore. For more details, contact fred@capitalbarbellclub.com

2009 Blue Ridge Open & Virginia State Meet
July 11 ,2009 Bob Christ or Joey Soltis (540-271-0109)

2009 Maryland State and Potomac Valley Championships will be held on August 22,2009 Jami Willette - Brown (301-619-2498) in Fort Detrick Odom Fitness Center Frederick ,Md

Upcoming Events

East Coast Gold Classic

Moorestown, NJ

May 2-3, 2009

http://www.eastcoastgold.org/

Keystone State Games

York, PA

July 26, 2009

http://www.keystonegames.com/we.html

Starting Position

Check out Greg Everett's comprehensive analysis of the starting postion in the current issue of Performance Menu. There is a free copy of the article on his website under the March 2nd entry.

www.performancemenu.com

Developmental Meet

March 14th at the Merritt's Downtown Athletic Club (in Baltimore).

While this is designed to be a developmental meet (low key, unimposing atmosphere) the event will be sanctioned, so USAW membership is required.

If you have not already signed up with USAW, you can go their website and do it online.

While anyone is welcome to participate in the event, RSVP is needed, so contact me at fred@capitalbarbellclub.com and I will add you to the list.