[GqArtguy]

Originally Posted by tkinsley

Now, help a sister out... I've only been doing this since the beginning of January. What's the high block position, and how can I be sure that I reach full extension???

Its about mid-upper thigh for most people, depends on how long your arms are.

Getting full extension will take time, its something you have to feel and that youll know happens because the rep will feel easier than anything youve ever done. Best thing to do is some drills that activate the traps and keep working on your positions.

Manny, I don't know if I'm just not being aggressive enough, if I'm still trying to learn the right neuromuscular patterns, or what.... I'm still relatively new to all this and it seems like the way I'm positioning myself keeps changing (usually for the better) every couple of weeks, y'know? I do know that your advice about getting my chest up and my butt down helped quite a bit. I have a ginormous session tomorrow (Jim's at the Oly trials this weekend so it's just me n' the bar) and I'll try to work on this stuff.

Thats it. Most of OL training is just about finding and reinforcing the right positions and then doing it until it becomes automatic regardless of weight. From there, then building strength can play a bigger role.