The Setup

• Front rack position.
• Bottom of the bar in contact with the shoulders
• Shoulders shrugged into the bar
• Legs squeezed straight
• Hips fully extended glutes squeezed tight
• Elbows positioned under barbell to generate upward force.

Coaching Points

• Tucking the chin in think of pressing with speed off of the shoulders
• If you were just looking from the shoulders down you wouldn’t be able to tell if you were pressing as nothing changes.

Quality Criteria

• No lower back arch, ribs locked down to hips
• No knee bend
• Hips not closed
• Weight stacked over shoulders
• Straight bar path