Lasha has good shoulder mobility. But you might want even more. Why? Let’s see…
An excellent shoulder mobility looks like that. Lidia’s clean grip and the snatch grip were close. That’s why she didn’t have to jerk too high from her shoulders.
Look at the barbell to see how much easier a jerk would be for Lasha if he had a wide grip in his clean.
If it seems impossible, look at the way Lopez cleans the bar. Not only he grips wide at the start, but he makes it even wider before the jerk. So wide that it’s almost identical to his snatch grip.
What limits our shoulder mobility in a clean and jerk are these muscles.
Stretch them and you’ll be lifting more with the strength you already have.
Or just get stronger legs to jerk any weight you clean. After all, that guy with a poor mobility is an Olympic champion.
