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Finally broke 200 on the clean Saturday thanks to the support during the seminar lunch break at Pennington CrossFit. Always appreciate the positive vibes and strong community atmosphere of all the boxes I visit.

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Making the transition from the clean to the jerk is a skill that can leave athletes feeling a little clumsy and confused. If the readjustment isn’t made smoothly, valuable energy will be spent trying to rework the grip taking away effort the athlete would otherwise focus on putting into the jerk.

Full house today at Pennington CrossFit! New Jersey, I feel like we’re becoming BFFs. Thank you to everyone for coming out and bringing the positive energy. Some great movement and many PRs were captured today. I had a great time hanging out with everyone!! #FuBarbell #PenningtonCrossFit #weightlifting #crossfit #crossfitgirls #crossfitmen #Olympicstyleweightlifting #usaw #snatch #clean #cleanandjerk #technique #education #motivation #instagramfitness

#Animation Wednesday! It’s been almost 5 months since I’ve started learning about Chinese weightlifting philosophy from Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu). He’s currently the Singaporean weightlifting federation team coach, but came up professionally in the Chinese weightlifting system.

Annndd… South Carolina is a wrap! Fun group today that’s very dedicated to good movement practice! Thank you guys for spending Father’s Day with me and thanks to the Dads for coming out. The Carolinas rank high on my recommended “Must Visit” list!

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REPOST FROM @morrisvillecrossfit: “After the FuBarbell Clinic. Got our snatch and clean and jerk on! Thanks @dianefu ! An amazing time with an amazing coach and person! #crossfit #fubarbell #snatch #cleanandjerk #oly #olympiclifts #morrisvillestrong”

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North Carolina is a wrap! This was a warm and welcoming community with some top notch movement happening amongst the athletes. Thanks for having me out and thanks everyone for taking the day off to spend it with me chatting weightlifting!

REPOST FROM @walkercourtney5: “Getting better at these Overhead Pistols! #npfl @npfl #overheadpistol #fitness #pistol #ididntfallovertoday”

Courtney Walker (@walkercourtney5) getting after some pistol overhead squat @sfcf. This ish ain’t easy. Bomb.

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The goal of the starting position is to get the body + barbell (WL system) into a good second pull position above the knee. We’ve all heard this many times before but how to customize this for each athlete is less often discussed.

The basic framework to set an athlete up is:

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1. Line the barbell roughly mid to front of the foot.

2. Have the hips at or above the level of the knees.

3. Place the shoulders on top to slightly over the bar.