Article
Pull From the Knee: Proper Technique and Application
Strength and Conditioning Journal
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Disciplines
Abstract
The pull from the knee is a weightlifting movement derivative that can be used in the teaching progression of the clean and snatch exercises. This exercise emphasizes positional strength during the transition phase and the triple extension of the hip, knee, and ankle joints that is characteristic of weightlifting movements.
DOI
10.1519/SSC.0000000000000194
Publisher
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Pages
79-85
Citation Information
DeWeese, B.H., Suchomel, T.J., Serrano, A.J., Burton, J.D., Scruggs, S.K., & Taber, C.B. (2016). Pull From the Knee: Proper Technique and Application. Strength and Conditioning Journal 38(1), 79-85. doi: 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000194
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At the time of publication Christopher B. Taber was a doctoral candidate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences at East Tennessee State University.