At the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course, three overhead movements are taught together: the press, the push press, and the push jerk. All three take a barbell (or another object) from the shoulders to locked out overhead. The difference is in the use of the hip.
The Push Jerk and The Split Jerk involve an aggressive landing with the arms locked out overhead. Both movements allow the hips to do almost all of the work in elevating the barbell. The landing position in the push jerk is in a partial squat, while the split jerk is received in a split stance position.
Watch here as Seminar Staff Head Trainer Wes Piatt explains the points of performance in the push jerk.
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Teaching The Push Jerk