There's something about this coach. He's the only one that didn't take a moment to decipher what he saw. All the other coaches, stopped and did some thinking to figure what caused the problem
He just critiqued while the barbell was still on the lifter. He repeatedly moved here, there, and everywhere looking at different sections of the lifter
I found this really amusing and when I found out why he did that, it was actually pretty amazing. He was actually analysing the portions like the hamstring and calves in this case, or the torso and shoulders in another. He was looking around for the breakdown in the feeling
Like I said, these coaches and athletes work a lot into feeling. I know some older coaches that do this as well. They "feel" their lifters from how their lifters eyes look, the demeanour, the way they approach the bar
If its slightly different from their other successful attempt, they know something does not feel right
He explained that as coaches, when we begin coaching, we look at the hip, the legs, or a big muscle or joint or a pattern that we as former lifters "connect" to. However as he got older, he realised he couldn't get the correction just by looking at what he always looked at
He began moving his point of focus and albeit being uncomfortable at first, because he no longer had his old reference point, he found other answers. So he told me to look elsewhere, and you might find different solutions
But.. Of course to do this, you need to know how the lift feels and looks even as your lifter is doing it. Told you this coach was a ninja
EDIT: This comes with experience btw. You'll need time and experience with that lifter.
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