one story from life. —— I learned both split and power jerk from day one. Split was the main lift; power was an accessory to reset timing and coordination. . But split always felt like a dance. I kept chasing the bar and couldn’t lock it in stable overhead. . Year 4–5, after a few rough meets where the jerk killed my total, I asked my coach to switch to power. He said no, my positions weren’t ready. . So I fixed them: narrow‑grip Sots press and daily overhead mobility. When the positions clicked, we made the switch. . At the switch my best split jerk was 190 kg. Six months later I hit 205 kg from the rack with the power jerk. . From then on I could jerk ~10 kg more than I could clean. In 2015-2018 I chased 260-hit 255; six misses at 260 are still in my head. . My take: start with split, then test power. Going power > split almost never sticks. Most world records are still split, but I expect more power jerkers ...
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one story from life.
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I learned both split and power jerk from day one. Split was the main lift; power was an accessory to reset timing and coordination.
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But split always felt like a dance. I kept chasing the bar and couldn’t lock it in stable overhead.
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Year 4–5, after a few rough meets where the jerk killed my total, I asked my coach to switch to power. He said no, my positions weren’t ready.
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So I fixed them: narrow‑grip Sots press and daily overhead mobility. When the positions clicked, we made the switch.
.
At the switch my best split jerk was 190 kg. Six months later I hit 205 kg from the rack with the power jerk.
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From then on I could jerk ~10 kg more than I could clean. In 2015-2018 I chased 260-hit 255; six misses at 260 are still in my head.
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My take: start with split, then test power. Going power > split almost never sticks. Most world records are still split, but I expect more power jerkers ...
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