push from your armpit, rather than your shoulder. “Keep tensions under the arm and avoid stiff shoulders that can disconnect the block from it source of speed and mass, the body,”

Multiple sets with a static weight, e.g. 200kgx5x5, are frowned upon by Russian weightlifters. They have the habit of following up a heavy triple or double with a double or a single with a weight reduced by 5-10% before making another heavy lift.

Doing the squat first provides a superior warm-up for all the subsequent movements, and doing the squat while you’re fresh grants it the attention it deserves as the most important exercise in the program. Remember: strength is the basis of power.