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1. HOW TO MASTER THE CLEAN OFF BLOCKS
HOW TO MASTER THE CLEAN OFF BLOCKS by Coach Bob Takano.
The movement begins with the athlete in power position and the bar in contact with the thighs. The shoulders should be ahead of the bar and the center of pressure should be on the balls of the feet. Although it begins at the same starting position as clean high pull off blocks the clean off blocks goes one
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step beyond the high pull of blocks in that it requires the lifter to catch the bar on the shoulders while descending into the full squat. The emphasis is on the full extension of the pull with immediate transition into the racking position. It also enables the lifter to focus on moving the feet from the pulling stance (directly under hips) to the receiving stance.