Tricia is our model of the day for demonstrating the key points of "triple extension" in the Clean. In this pic you can see he ankles, knees and hips are fully open and extended, hence "Triple Extension". This causes upward momentum on the barbell at which time she will pull under the bar to the receiving position. I like this pic because Tricia is fully extended and yet her feet aren't a foot over the platform in a massively over exagerated jump like is often seen. A big jump creates hang time, which allows instability upon the landing. Tricia will come up off her toes and flatten the feet back out to prep the landing. The bar is close to the body and this pic is taken just as she is already pulling hersself back under the bar from the fully extended position in which her arms were fully straightened.

Here her feet are just slightly off the deck as she preps for landing. She is landing "flat footed" to prevent landing on the toes and rolling back, again causing instability. She is pulling under - you can tell by her hair as it is floating upwards. The elbows are tucked back alongside the ribcage and she is going to pull under and pivot around the bar instead of reverse curling the bar into her shoulders.

A moment later, this is the end result (The pic prior to this one was all screwed up). The bar is racked nicely across the top of the shoulder cap and clavicle, up against the neck. The grip is situated, but not white knuckled. The elbows are up so as not to place load on the wrists alone. Tricia's torso is upright and stable and her weight is evenly distributed across her feet creating a solid base.

Tricia's come a long way and her athleticism and ability to catch on to complex movements is uncanny. Awesome work!