Lifting and Sprinting

Continuing with this series on Olympic Weightlifting for Sprinting, the key take home points were towards the end of this video.

It was emphasised that before an athlete can perform the clean they must learn how to perform the front squat. Similarly, before an athlete can perform the snatch they must learn how to perform the overhead squat.

These are important points, and most experienced weightlifting coaches and strength & conditioning coaches favour teaching the Olympic lifts in reverse order. This means strarting with the last part of the lift and finishing with the start of the lift. This means that the front squat and overhead squat are the first movements to be taught for the clean and snatch respectively. The starting position, with the bar on the ground is the last thing to be addressed when learning the Olympic Lifts.

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