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Begin by putting pressure on the knees either with the bar, dowel or athlete's hands.&nbsp; Now, "spread the chest" and hopefully everyone will look like Luther in Figure 7.&nbsp; If not, then those athletes will need to use the box/bench technique as previously described.</P> <P align=left>Every athlete's back should look like Luther's back in Figure 8 when lifting, blocking, tackling, rebounding or doing any power movement in sports.&nbsp; Figure 9 illustrates the Straight Leg Dead Lift which is&nbsp;a top priority auxiliary exercise in the BFS program.&nbsp; This exercise will strengthen the lower back.&nbsp; Detailed information on thi exercise can be found in the Hamstring Safety article.</P> <P align=left>At anytime during any lift if the lower back comes out of its tight locked-in position, an injury is more likely.&nbsp; Bad position on the rack phase of the Power Clean can cause lower back problems.&nbsp; I have seen many athletes rack the bar as shown in Figure 10.&nbsp; Compare that position with the correct rack position of figure 11 where the elbows are up and forward with the bar resting on the shoulders.&nbsp; Now the athlete can get his hips back with the lower back safely in.</P> <P align=left>Setting a bar down incorrectly happens literally thousands of times a day.&nbsp; Look at Figure 12.&nbsp; New BFS Clinician, Jeff Kirkman, shows his disapproval.&nbsp; This athlete is asking for trouble.&nbsp; He has his head down and hips up with no bend in the knees.&nbsp; Just use the same technique as picking up a weight.&nbsp; Put it down the same way.&nbsp; Spread the chest and "squat" it down.</P> <P align=left>Pictures will be added at a later date.</P>_AA"@ E:=|uR, BOS`Tj ئ<)zc/wUT];얱`g珯ӊk^]EZjr8#Ґ:P>IZyǤ#*k[VR 7 3ޝ4{VT]GRiKW+L ]1%Y\UJ'sG҄r=*+ќ8Dsکh.pe9UMǩ9ϭ&Ҹܡ<'r3ӸT7J$*xǧ"̹ S]qϠ{JWuHiF@HUץ'AN4MQϡYG..S only disappointment was that he did not break his own world record. That is a goal he is still working on.<br><br>Historic Parallels<br><br>For those who follow the sport of decathlon, the parallels between Dan s life and that of the first gold medal decathlete, Jim Thorpe, cannot be ignored. Both were born of mixed races. Both have Irish surnames. Both came from small schools and towns. They have each enjoyed immense popularity and adulation, and also humiliation. For Thorpe, stripped of his medals after a controversial decision by the governing Olympic board, redemption and restoration of those medals would occur only after his death. Dan O Brien was able to set the record straight and place his own name for all time on the list of the World s Greatest Athletes. But his story is far from finished.<br><br>Dan feels strongly that his story is one that can help inspire and fuel<br>other young athletes.  I don t try to hide from the fact that I ve made<br>mistakes; we re all only human, says Dan.  There were a lot of things in my life that could have pulled me down. I had excuses to fail but I <br>didn t let them take hold of my psyche. I knew I was a winn