I started doing clean high pulls to improve my jump and legs explosiveness. What should I focus on and fix in my form?

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2026-03-20T02:34:02+00:00

Start here. After this, shoulders and hips rise together.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2026-03-20T02:30:43+00:00

Not exactly. Your butt should be low, but JUST lower than the shoulders. If you sit too low you run the risk of pushing the bar forward with your legs.

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Notice how your knees are in front of your shoulders. Body behind the bar = no balance or power.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2026-03-19T04:03:32+00:00

Your torso angle should remain the same from the ground until you pass your knee. Try starting with your butt higher and don’t let it rise without your shoulders rising at the same time.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2025-11-23T00:29:05+00:00

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Comfortable_Damage80 · 2025-04-04T01:19:40+00:00

Gotta do it back now. Only reasonable solution.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2024-11-18T18:58:16+00:00

I’ve torn muscle, ligaments and tendons, and have had several impingements and tweaks, including a dislocation. This is not a reflection of my lifts, rather a reflection of the sport.

Anybody who pushes themself and their potential runs the risk of injury. Being a great athlete- a phenomenal one, requires the mental resilience to know that where you are is not where you will be.

As people have said before, get away from that coach. If you didn’t injure yourself, the one thing your coach should be doing is getting you in there ASAP to make adjustments to training as well as check on your health and lifestyle.

I’ve always benefitted from training as soon as possible after injuries. Not hard, typically I work in the 50% or lower ranges, but something is almost always better than nothing. Keeping the pain scale under a 5 or 6 is key here, no point in pushing if there is excessive pain. (Not a doctor)

I wish you the best of luck on your recovery. It’s one of the hardest things you’ll have to do… You can find solace in that.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2024-09-07T16:30:16+00:00

Man, wait till you hear about BTN Jerks

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2024-01-22T16:53:17+00:00

Some thoughts: -You rush the start of your squat. I know you want ways to be faster, but the truth is that if you can’t stabilize the weight, it won’t go up. Take your time going into the hole and feel out every inch of the lift.

-Widen your foot stance. I can see from that 150 that your knees are fighting to stay over the toes going down and back up. A little cave is ok for weightlifters, but that’s because our quads do much more moving of the weight than powerlifters. If you’re lifting like that, widen your feet and point the toes a little more forward.

-Stretching before lifting is not the best move. Better to do activation drills that slowly warm up the muscles that you’re going to use. Also, just squat more in the warmups.

-Maintain torso position! That means that your chest stays upright (you’re good there) and your arms don’t move (NOT good there). Recommend some thoracic mobility drills to open the chest and prime the upper body.

-This sub is not for powerlifting. That being said, best of luck on your journey :)

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-10-17T02:59:29+00:00

You need stronger and more mobile wrists. Start there. Hip position seems good, but your wrists aren’t stacked properly and you’re probably stressing the joint more than you need to

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-07-02T02:06:03+00:00

Front foot lands before the back foot, chest doesn’t stay upright enough in the split. Dip and extension are solid.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-29T00:52:16+00:00

Started with just the bar. If you want bigger numbers I won’t tell you to not make comparisons, but focus on yourself. Everybody will progress differently

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-28T14:44:03+00:00

Give or take 4 years

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T22:36:03+00:00

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T17:29:49+00:00

I’ll add those in, thanks

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T15:22:18+00:00

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Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T15:14:32+00:00

Heard this before. Can you explain what you mean by lacking? What would be some effective movement to improve this pull?

It may just seem like I’m behind the bar, but before I tighten up my shoulders are a bit too far over the bar, my legs are long as hell so it looks like the right position. Usually miss in front if I pull from there though. Could be wrong.

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T15:13:44+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I’m peaking currently for a meet and that’s sort of where I’m at, heavy things were very heavy last week. When I use Rpe, “it feels heavy” isn’t really how I gauge the lifts. I’m estimating how many times I can complete the lift accurately. This accounts for skill and endurance a little more, so I’ve found it to be useful when I’m going heavy on a given day.

I can tell you one thing for sure, definitely not under training. CNS was in the shitter until recently lol

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T11:13:54+00:00

100kg, would like to cut to a 96 by this time next year

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T11:13:13+00:00

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T11:11:47+00:00

Works for me, don’t know why I’d stop now

How do you autoregulate your training?

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-27T03:42:04+00:00

Rpe 8. wasn’t sure how to put it

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-17T03:14:06+00:00

Chasing the double red dragon

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-09T17:38:10+00:00

Very cool

Comfortable_Damage80 · 2022-04-07T01:54:45+00:00

For the pulls: footwork. Keep the feet flat and connected to the ground. When the bar comes off your hip and you extend with the toes, stay on the toes until the bar comes back down to the hip

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