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Question 1

WIDE DEADLIFT

Answer 1

• Hinge forward from the hips
• Abs braced and chest lifted
• Bar to top of knees
• Tip foward from the hips, keeping the chest lifted
• Chin tucked in - eyes foward, 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) in front

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Question 2

WIDE DEADROW

Answer 2

• Bar to knees, ribs, knees, and stand
• Brace core and keep chest lifted
• Elbows high and wide
• Squeeze shoulder blades
• Tip foward from the hips, keeping the chest lifted
• Chin tucked in

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Question 3

DEADLIFT

SET Position Grip

Answer 3

• Hinge forward from the hips
• Abs braced and chest lifted
• Bar to top of knees
• Chest lifted
• Chin tucked in - eyes forward, 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) in front

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Question 4

DEADROW

SET Position Grip

Answer 4

• Tip forward from the hips, keeping the chest lifted
• Chin tucked in
• Bar to the knees
• Bar into the belly button
• Squeeze between the shoulder blades

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Question 5

HIGH PULL

Answer 5

• Bar to lower chest as you pull
• Pull the bar up the body
• Bar close to the body
• Elbows above the bar
• Slight pinch between shoulder blades
• Drop and dive out of the hips

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Question 6

CLEAN & PRESS

Answer 6

• Catch bar to collarbones
• Brace the core in the Squat and the Press
• Bar stays close to the body
• Drop under the bar, bending the knees
• Use the legs to drive the bar up
• Abs braced as you press above the head
• Elbows slightly forward

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Question 7

PLATE DROP SQUAT PRESS

Answer 7

• Feet wide
• Chest up and core braced
• Elbows forward of face as you press the plate
• Drop butt to knee line
• Abs braced as plate moves overhead

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