The Jerk
February 09, 2015
No I'm not talking about the movie starring Steve Martin... but it was a great movie!
What I'm talking about is the Jerk either with the Bar or with a Kettlebell. Too many people do the Jerk with bad mechanics that limit their ability to move lots of weight, but even more importantly, reinforce bad movement that will catch up to them sooner or later. Some will argue that the techniques are vastly different from the Kettlebell to the Bar and will have to respectfully disagree. The most efficient technique to get the weight out of the rack and overhead is the same regardless of the tool being used.
Check out this amazing video of Ivan Markov executing the Split Jerk, my favorite of the Jerk skills. Note that his torso does one thing and one thing only: it goes straight down and then straight up. Great technique and something we can all use to pattern our own movement against.
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