The Finish
Your Hips Do Not Close Back Down After Extension
The fault
Opening the hips at the finish and then leaving them open.
Why it happens
Everyone talks about how the hips open. Almost nobody talks about what happens a fraction of a second later. If the hips stay open you cannot get down, so you end up waiting for the bar instead of moving under it.
The fix
After the big opening, the hips retreat and close quickly. That is what puts you in position to receive. Train the close, not just the open.
About this fix
Originally published as "It's All in the Hips" on 29 August 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.
