Weightlifting Setups: Don't Lose a Big Clean With a Sloppy Jerk

There are a few key positions to consider when moving the bar from the clean to a powerful jerk.

As everyone familiar with the Olympic lifts knows, the clean and jerk is a two-part lift. Once the clean is finished, you then have the second lift to deal with - the jerk. Since you have only a short amount of time after the clean to get ready for the jerk, what happens during this brief time is of utmost importance.

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