Final Phase of the Pull - From hips to extension

As the bar passes the knees, the torso then becomes vertical with the knees still slightly bent. At this moment the shoulders come behind the bar – weight shift to the middle of the foot – hips extend before the traps pull the body under the bar – elbows are still extended- at the final phase of the pull, the hips scoop under the bar so violently, this causes the athlete to reach triple extension (ankles, knees and hips fully extended) Faults – pulling with the traps before the hips, not fully extending in