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Questions
1) What
is a Rumanian pull?
2) What
are Clean pulls and Snatch pulls
3) What
is Jerk from rack, is this similar to a push press?
4) What
is a snatch balance?
Answers
1)
Rumanian pull
This one is like a
"straight leg deadlift". The difference is that
you bend your knees slightly and keep them that way
during the lift. Your back must remain straight
throughout and all of the movement occurs at the hip
joint. This exercise works lower back and hamstring
muscles and is a good alternative to "good
mornings" as a conditioning exercise.
2)
Snatch/Clean pull
Pulls (snatch or
clean) are the first part of the lift - from the start
position to the position of "full extension".
Full extension is achieved when your legs are straight,
heels are off the floor, torso is vertical, arms are
straight and shoulders are shrugged. The bar should be
around waist height in this position.
3) Jerk
from rack
This is simply the
jerk (split receiving position) performed from the
starting position - bar on the shoulders - and returned
to the shoulders after each repetition. "Rack"
refers to the racks or stands from which the bar is
lifted onto the shoulders to begin each set, so the
exercise could just as well be called "jerk from
shoulders" or just plain "jerk".
4)
Snatch balance
This one is a little
harder to explain without demonstrating. Snatch balance
is used to develop good technique when moving into the
snatch receiving position (full squat). You begin with
the bar on your shoulders behind your neck, holding it
with a wide (snatch) grip. You bend your legs slightly
(dip as in the jerk) and extend them quickly (drive as in
the jerk) to get the bar moving upwards. Once you have
fully extended you body you "drop" very quickly
into a squat position while extending your arms overhead
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