FuBarbell

In coaching, we want to try and provide cues that will address multiple issues at one time. Being that there are 1,001+ things to remember, simplification of technical processes will free up mental and physical capacities resulting in improved performance.

The flip side is that cues are just that — cues — and should address technicalities from a foundation of understanding bridged between the coach and athlete. I would yell “magic unicorns” if it got my athletes moving the way I want to see them move.

In the Olympic squat (aka high bar back squat), a proper rack is formed by having the athlete retract and then elevate the shoulder blades. This prominently exposes the upper traps where the barbell can then rest securely without crushing the spine.

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