The Jerk
You Tightrope Your Split Jerk
The fault
Landing with the feet on a single line front to back, with no width between them.
Why it happens
A split with no lateral base is unstable side to side, which is exactly where heavy jerks go wrong. You can be perfectly positioned front to back and still fall out of it.
The fix
Put something between the feet and practice the footwork against it. The feet learn to slide forward and back on two separate tracks rather than one.
About this fix
Originally published as "Feel a Balanced Jerk" on 11 January 2016, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.
