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I have never done this before and am just practicing the movement.
Is it normal to do a jump like she does in the video?
No - the jump is a flaw in technique. That being said: It is common place in young experienced lifters. While generating speed through the transition and 2nd pull, Sage is exerting a lot of upward force on a bar that is very light for her. This results in her catching air as she pulls herself under the bar. The better and faster a lifter becomes, the “jump” begins to become prominent with warm up weight, but less so under load.
I encourage my lifters to try and keep the balls of their feet in contact with the platform & that a little heel lift is ok. This makes your feet light & eases the transition into the landing position.
I have never done this before and am just practicing the movement.
Is it normal to do a jump like she does in the video?
No - the jump is a flaw in technique. That being said: It is common place in young experienced lifters. While generating speed through the transition and 2nd pull, Sage is exerting a lot of upward force on a bar that is very light for her. This results in her catching air as she pulls herself under the bar. The better and faster a lifter becomes, the “jump” begins to become prominent with warm up weight, but less so under load.
I encourage my lifters to try and keep the balls of their feet in contact with the platform & that a little heel lift is ok. This makes your feet light & eases the transition into the landing position.
Hope this helps
Absolutely true. There’s a difference in the jump being a small byproduct v. it being intentional. I didn’t think Sage’s jump was bad because her dad probably would have had her do it over. And I know Mike B has said something to the effect of your feet only need to come up enough to move into position, so yeah, sliding is probably more accurate. But, I wanted to clarify because above I said it was “okay” but your explanation is the correct one. My answer was an attempt at the “for now, don’t jump, but if you come off the floor a bit, don’t worry about it.” In my haste there was error . . . But yeah, no tuck jumping . . .
