POSITION
STANDING TALL
- Standing free position is achieved
- Full extension of the hips and knees
- Chest up, straight back
- Vertical alignment of the shoulders, hips, knees and ankles
Demonstration
Rep Start
- Standing tall
- Object supported in the front-rack
Rep End
- Overhead lock-out.
Rep Requirement
- After object has left the front-rack, move in one fluid motion to bottom of squat.
- Achieve the bottom of squat with the object overhead and elbows fully extended.
Cycle & Post Rep
- The object can be returned to rep start in any controlled manner.
Team Synchro
- Rep start
- Rep end
Referenced by this standard
Associated Definitions
POSITION
OVERHEAD LOCKOUT
- Standing tall position is achieved
- Object is overhead, arm(s) vertical.
- Full extension of elbows.
- For 1-arm versions, the supporting arm is vertical.
BODY PART
FRONT RACK
Area including chest and shoulders
POSITION
FRONT RACK LOCKOUT
Standing tall position is achieved.
- Object in contact with the athlete’s shoulder(s).
- Elbow(s) clearly in front of the center of mass of the object.
- Fist(s) below chin.
POSITION
BOTTOM OF SQUAT
Standing free (2-foot version) or 1 foot on the ground.
- Achieving a full squat, with the crease of the hip below the plane of the top of the knee for each active leg.
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