CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness: Saturday 040131

January 31, 2004

Saturday 040131

Rest Day

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A quick fix for "wide jumping."

Posted by lauren at January 31, 2004 6:15 PM

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What is wide jumping? I have a bad feeling I might be guilty of this. Thanks.

Comment #1 - Posted by: Joseph at January 31, 2004 12:47 AM

I think he's talking about the jump in the process of doing a clean.

Comment #2 - Posted by: Kevin Roddy at January 31, 2004 5:53 AM

Kevin's got it. A little bit back and wider is O.K. Shark was jumping out about 8-10" each leg.

Two 45 pound rubber plates placed just outside his feet in the starting stance put an instant end to the ugly habit.

Comment #3 - Posted by: Coach at February 1, 2004 8:49 AM

Got it. Thanks Coach.

Comment #4 - Posted by: Joseph at February 1, 2004 5:59 PM

Wow! Maybe fixing the wide jumping helped his sailing...1st place Melges 24 Worlds, AGE 14!!!

The REAL deal.

Good job, Shark.

Comment #5 - Posted by: Steve D. at February 1, 2004 8:45 PM

Sometimes a simple chalk mark on the platform works to fix this problem too.

Many beginning lifters, in order to get under a clean, go wider instead of deeper in their squat-under. This is a very bad habit and quite common, too.

Comment #6 - Posted by: Lincoln at February 2, 2004 10:12 AM