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Arm in or out?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:03 am
by straightup
Is it better to pull/tuck in your bottom arm to your chest when clearing a bar or to leave both hanging and pull them over?
Re: Arm in or out?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:39 pm
by trayoates
leaving both hanging is a lot better
just watch bubka's first 6m vault
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-UwBaf8f98he leaves both hanging over the bar and then snaps them over.
if he would have brought his left arm up like renaund..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP5ue8e_MqI&feature=relatedit would have forced him to do that awkward arm-fling-back thingy
Re: Arm in or out?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:44 pm
by straightup
So basically either works? I think the two arm requires you to hollow out your chest more than the single
Re: Arm in or out?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:28 pm
by trayoates
take into account newtons third law.. "every action has a reaction" something like that
if you bring your left arm up to your body something else (i.e. your foot) will react. more than likely fall back down. so it is alot better to leave both hanging and then snap over