The most difficult part of the thruster that I find coaching is the idea of "violent hip extension." A novice athlete might think that 50% of the thruster is being done by the upper body, which is certainly not the case. This is why I break it down into Front Squat, Push Press, then Thruster. After I have taught that sequence I coach how to connect the reps by setting the bar back on the "rack" position [after a full push press has been completed].
Thruster Sequence Today:
Air Squats as a class (to assess proficiency in the squat)
Front Squat (coach bar placement, "squat like you would regularly squat but now you have a bar in the front of your body")
Push Press (overhead cue, "bicep must meet the ear at the top of the press")
Connect the Thruster
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