The Finish
Your Turnover Is Slow and Your Arms Are Late
The fault
Taking too long to turn the bar over once the extension is finished.
Why it happens
Staying connected to the bar is what lets the arms work efficiently. Lifters who lose contact have to reacquire the bar before they can turn it, and that pause is the whole difference.
The fix
Stay connected and use the arms to pull yourself under rather than to pull the bar up. Same muscles, opposite job.
About this fix
Originally published as "Faster Arms" on 2 May 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.
