The Jerk
You Are Not Punching Under the Bar
The fault
Pressing the bar up rather than driving yourself down under it.
Why it happens
At heavy weights the bar stops going up on its own and you have to go get it. Lifters who never learned to punch under will always be limited by how much they can press out.
The fix
Tall jerks. They remove the leg drive entirely so the only thing left is using the arms to move yourself under the bar.
About this fix
Originally published as "Tall Jerks" on 25 April 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.

