Under the Bar
You Are Too Loose in the Bottom and You Miss the Catch
The fault
Riding the bar all the way to the bottom and missing from there.
Why it happens
Falling into the hole with a loose torso means you arrive at the bottom already losing. There is nothing to bounce against and nothing to stand up with.
The fix
Try to catch the lift at parallel every rep. Even if it is too heavy to power, aiming for 90 degrees creates the tension that carries you through the bottom if it does ride down.
About this fix
Originally published as "Catch It Tight" on 15 September 2015, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.
