How to Jerk, Part 2 - The Cal Strength Jerk Progression

Part 2 of our Jerk Instructional video series continues the progression of how we teach the jerk at California Strength. In Part 1 (   • How to Jerk - The Cal Strength Jerk Progre...  ), we covered the first 3 phases of instruction: the military press, push press, and push jerk. Here in Part 2, we show the last 3 phases:
Phase 4 - a footwork drill to establish the proper foot positioning of the split jerk. You need to determine which foot the lifter will naturally put in front, and then determine the correct distance and angle for the foot placement before practicing the act of splitting the feet to these pre-determined positions without weight.
Phase 5 - the Jerk Pop is a neural drill designed to teach the lifter to become comfortable receiving the bar in the split position. The feet are placed in the final landing position for the split jerk, and the feet are simply replaced as the athlete makes a popping motion to simulate the catching portion of the jerk with feet in place.
Phase 6 - the full split jerk movement is performed utilizing the cues and positions that were taught in the previous phases.

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