![]() ![]() This prevents any aggressive foot noise when landing. This will likely force the lifter to land a little uneven in their feet. If the bar is swinging out away from the lifter then the combined center of gravity is away from the lifter as well. It forces the lifter to keep the bar close to their own center of gravity. You don’t get your feet off the ground and back to the ground aggressively without being aggressive in the second pull.Ģ. It forces the lifter to finish the second pull. But what are the benefits? Are there any? I think there are three reasons that we should teach aggressive foot noise.ġ. We all know the downsides to teaching aggressive foot stomps already. These phenomenal lifters have aggressive footwork and it’s clearly heard when you listen to their foot movement. Or for some international lifters check out Apti Aukhdov or Tatiana Kashirina. Don’t believe me? Watch Aimee Everett snatch or Caleb Ward snatch. It’s more work than is necessary.Īll that being said, aggressive foot movement makes a noise. Secondly, if my feet rise that far from the platform it’s a simple waste of energy. Without my feet planted to the ground I am not able to apply force to the bar with my legs and thus am in a position where the force of the barbell outweighs the force I am able to apply to it. Primarily, when the feet are in the air you are at the mercy of the barbell. In some cases, the negative repercussion of teaching lifters to make a loud sound with their feet can cause unnecessary and inefficient elevation of the feet during the third pull. That cue has gotten a lot of negative publicity by coaches who ascertain that it teaches weightlifters to donkey kick and raise their feet too far off the platform. When I first got started in weightlifting one of the major cues I was taught was to stomp my feet when I turned over under the bar. One of the biggest weightlifting cues that has been getting a lot of attention as of late is based around foot movement. ![]()
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