Many of our athletes have a tough time getting into that 'best fit' on the press, push press, jerk, front squat, thruster and clean. Anyone recognize a pattern here? The weight is in the frontal plane of the body.
If you have trouble keeping your elbows up during any of the above movements, or you go into a Mr. Burns posture with your upper back rounded out, or your elbows drop subtly on the first dip of your push press or your jerk, then PAY ATTENTION!
The potential problems:
- External rotation of the shoulder is underdeveloped.
How to fix it? Cuban Rotations at a tempo of 3 0 0 0.
- Tightness in the thoracic spine.
How to fix it? Dumbbell thoracic extension. 30 sec hold.
- Weakness in the Trap 3.
- Weakness in the Trap 3.
How to fix it? Trap 3 Raises at a tempo of 3 0 0 0.
Which part of the Trap 3 raises is 3 in the tempo?
ReplyDeleteRebecca
the way down
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Cubans are aware that you have named such a horrific exercise after them.
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ReplyDelete- Mieka