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DC-ITD-CL4andCL8MAN01.A
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NOV 2018
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CL4 & CL8 Manual
Maintain the normal curves in your spine You need to try and work in your power zone
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above your knees
and below the shoulders
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Keep the back straight and the head looking up
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Half bend the knees and use your leg muscles
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Bend forward at the waist
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Stick your bottom out
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Bend your back as little as possible Keep your head looking up, not down
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Put weight down through your heels, not the toes
Use the correct grip
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Have a firm grip by using the palms and the base of the fingers Don’t just use your fin
gertips as this
can cause strain on the hands, wrists and forearms
Lift Smoothly
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Grip the load firmly and hold it close to your body. Keep the heaviest side closest to your body.
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Brace’ (tighten) your stomach muscles. Remember to breathe out when
you lift. However, remember
that bracing the stomach muscles does
not mean ‘holding your breath’
.
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Thrust with the legs - Use the leg muscles to move the load (quadriceps and gluteal muscles).
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They are much bigger and stronger than the back muscles .
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Complete the movement smoothly and without jerkiness.