MONDAY BLEWS

"WHAT A JERK"

Posted by Katie Patty

I LOVE JERKS. No really, I do. The Push Jerk is my favorite lift , hands down.  It blows my mind how capable and powerful our hips are (and we all know, hips don’t lie). When executed correctly and efficiently, we have the ability to lift massive amounts of weight over our head. What is cooler than that? As someone with a less then impressive strict press, I EMBRACE a good, fast hip opening. It’s not about how strong you are up top, how big your biceps are, or how loud you grunt and yell. It’s about fast, strong, smooth technique. That’s right. Technique, people. Learn to love it. And learn to learn it.

Check out the link below for some outstanding cues on how to improve your Push Jerk (Hint: some of this stuff might transfer into other movements we do in CrossFit – so weird, right??).

PUSH JERK CUES

Advanced:

EMOM for 5mins:

Push Press x 3

Males use body weight

Females use 1/2 body weight

then

10 min AMRAP:

30 Double Unders

12 Burpees

Intermediate:

EMOM for 5mins:

Push Press x 3 @95/75

then

10 min AMRAP:

15 Double Unders

12 Burpees

Beginner:

EMOM for 5 mins: 

 Push Press x 3 @55/35

then

10 min AMRAP:

60 Single Unders

12 Burpees