Quote (45sz @ Feb 8 2013 04:15pm)
Not what I met .
High hips or low hips starting position - whatever position , Im talking about right when u begin the pull, A lot people i see dling ( again, talking a about average ppl like us, not pros ). As soon as they begin the pull their hips shoot up before they even pick the weight off the ground and their hips are practically higher than their shoulders ( because its too heavy/ no leg drive ) turning it into a sldl/ back snap . I could name names but I won't
It's ugly , and these people continue to add weight
Perryman has an interesting view point on this, one I'm inclined to agree with:
"What you’ll tend to notice with the low-hip or clean style that’s commonly taught is that, as the weights get stronger, your hips will “shoot up” when you begin the pull, which wastes movement and can kill a heavy lift. If you’re coming into it convinced that high-hip and round-back pulling is bad, you’d probably notice this happening and try to lower the weight to work on your form. That’s one option I guess, but I wouldn’t expect that to carry you very far if your goal is to improve your maximum deadlift strength.
I’m going to suggest a different approach here. I don’t think the hip-shooting is a cue to reduce the weights; I think it’s a cue that your hips are in the wrong place to begin with. High hips aren’t a form defect; when hips shoot up before the pull, it means that 1) your body’s trying to achieve the best pulling position and 2) you have a poor setup because your hips aren’t already where they need to be. This is a case of your body defaulting to its strongest position, in other words."
Also, it's not necessarily "snap city." If someone is able to reduce the amount of spine power coming then "snap city" is prevented. Of course, I doubt newbs know how to do this but I thought I'd mention it anyway.