Competition Corner

3B - 'DUAL EXHAUST'

EVENT 3B
'DUAL EXHAUST'
FOR TIME:
25 SYNC THRUSTERS 35/25KG
50 SYNC WALL BALLS 20/14LB TO 9FT ( CEMENT AREA  IN BETWEEN NAVY AND YELLOW LINE)
MOVEMENT STANDARDS
SYNC THRUSTER -
The crease of the hips must clearly pass below the top of the knees in the bottom position (below parallel).
The rep is credited when: -Hips, knees, and arms are fully extended.
The bar is directly over, or behind, the middle of the body when viewed from the side
When beginning Thruster with the barbell on the ground. A squat clean is allowed, but not required, to start a set.
FOR THE REPS TO BE SYNCHRO - Both partners must be locked out at full extension at the top of the thruster rep.
COMMON NO REPS - Insufficient Squat Depth:
Not Locking Out Overhead
Pressing Out or Pausing:
Barbell in Front of Body:
Not a Continuous Motion: -The thruster should be performed as a single, fluid movement from the bottom of the squat to the full overhead lockout.
Jerking the Bar:
Rebending the hips and/or legs during the upward movement of the bar to lockout is not allowed.
WALL BALL -
In the wall ball, the medicine ball must be taken from the bottom of a squat, hip crease below knee, and thrown to hit the specified target.
The center of the ball must hit the target at or above the specified target height.
If the ball is not caught between reps, it must come to a full stop on the ground. Bouncing the ball off the floor is not permitted.
For the synchro, both athletes must hit the target at the same time.
COMMON NO REPS: ´ Squatting at or above parallel.
´ Allowing the ball to drop from the target and catching it on the bounce/rebound.
´ The ball not making contact with the wall/target.
´ Not hitting the target at the same time.
´ The ball hitting low on the target.