Workout 99

The Second Phase of the Jerk: The Dip When the lifter executes the initial dip, assuming that dip is perfectly vertical, the lifter's balance (technically, the lifter's "center of gravity"-a term explained in Appendix 2) shifts slightly forward because the knees move forward of their starting position and all other parts of the bar and body remain essentially in the same vertical line. It is considered preferable to have the combined center of gravity of the bar and lifter remain in the same po...