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Fundamentally strong
Get a grip
Before you even take the barbell from the rack for an overhead press, set your grip width just outside your shoulders. Your forearms should be vertical, with elbows directly under your hands, prepared to drive the bar straight up. Your hands should not be set wider (or, for that matter, narrower) than your elbows.
Push jerk
Jerk variations (push or split) allow us to move greater load in less time. Weight is taken from the racked position on the shoulders to a secure position overhead in a fraction of a second.
Dip the hip, throw the weight up, and drive the body under the load to a locked-out, straight-arm position overhead. Finish to standing to complete the lift.