Starting Position
- Squatting with feet slightly wider than hip width apart while holding dumbbells at mid -shin height
- Back is flat with chest up, shoulder blades squeezed together with arms straight
Procedure
- Extend the hips as quickly as possible, and immediately follow by shrugging the shoulders upward
- Keeping your elbows above your hands, allow the dumbbells to float upward
- After the dumbbells reach maximum height, drop your body underneath them, catching the dumbbells above the head with in a squat position with fully extended arms
- Return to start position and repeat for prescribed number of repetitions
Coaching Keys
- Make sure good posture is maintained throughout the lift
- Do not begin pull with upper body until hips are fully extended
- Keep dumbbells close to body during pull
- Keep elbows above hands during pull
- The power generated from the movement will cause the feet to leave the ground
You Should Feel It
© Core Performance
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