
Power Jerk
Take the bar racked on the shoulders, dip slightly, then drive it up explosively. As the feet leave the floor, they snap into the receiving stance.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Type
- Olympic lifting
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Push
- Muscles
- 9
Form sequence
01 · dip
Standing with the weight racked on the front of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible.
02 · drive
Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, and be sure to move your head out of the way as the bar leaves the shoulders.
03 · foot switch · Key step
At this moment as the feet leave the floor, the feet must be placed into the receiving position as quickly as possible. In the brief moment the feet are not actively driving against the platform, the athletes effort to push the bar up will drive them down. The feet should be moved to a slightly wider stance, with the knees partially bent.
04 · receive
Receive the bar with the arms locked out overhead.
05 · stand up
Return to a standing position.
What's working
3D
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- Rectus Abdominis
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- Hamstrings
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- Anterior Deltoid
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- Lateral Deltoid
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- Posterior Deltoid
Secondary · 338 exercises
- Triceps Brachii
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