Overhead
Your Overhead Mobility Is the Roadblock
The fault
Not enough range to get the bar into a genuine overhead position.
Why it happens
The entire point of the sport is putting a heavy load overhead. If the range is not there, every technique fix downstream is working around a limitation instead of removing it.
The fix
A warm up drill to open and prepare the overhead position. Use wide hands before snatching and a regular grip before jerking.
About this fix
Originally published as "Overhead Mobility for Weightlifting" on 20 June 2016, 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.
