Fixing your second and third pull on the Olympic Lifts

The Principles of Effective Coaching Part 3: 1. ADDRESSING MAJOR TECHNICAL ISSUES IN THE SECOND PULL Once the athlete passes the knees the shoulders should be over the bar. Then the athlete sweeps the bar in with the lats and the bar is gently brushed up the thigh. The hips scoop the bar in as we say. A common mistake here is letting the bar float or stay far away from the body. A cue we would use to fix this would be “sweep the bar in with those lats” or “once you pass the knees scoop the bar in”. 2. ADD