Triple Extension: What is it & 2 Ways You Can Easily Improve it when Weight Lifting
Get ready for some quick and easy weightlifting tips from our guest blogger and friend, Dan Dodd. Dan is not only a CrossFit Regional Athlete but also a star physical therapy patient who keeps his body healthy with regular tune ups in the clinic. His USA Weightlifting certification and Health & Exercise Science degree make him an expert Head Coach at TriState Barbell so he’s well qualified to help you improve your deadlift. Find him on Instagram @danimaldodd
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What is Triple Extension and 2 Ways to Improve it when Weight Lifting
What is a triple extension?
It is the simultaneous extension of the hips, knees and ankles. Many athletes use this motion to gain explosively in running and jumping, but it is particularly helpful for Olympic lifts. If timed right, triple extensions can help you produce more force in your snatch, clean and jerk.
Dan Dodd, CrossFit regional athlete and weightlifting coach says the key to a good triple extension is thinking of the extension happening vertically, and not horizontally. He suggests these 2 drills to help with that movement:
Two Ways to Improve Extension when Weightlifting
1) Reverse Plank
While you’re doing this exercise, keep your hips in extension, your shoulders in contact with the bench and your heels in contact with the chair across.
2) Good Mornings
For this exercise, you want to feel tension in your hamstrings and glutes as you extend and cause vertical extension all the way up.