We’ve all seen it: that PR lift that made you cringe, cleans caught with feet splaying out to the side, snatches that look more like overhead presses. The topic of bailing out of a lift is absolutely critical if you plan on getting as far as you can in this sport. I would like to bring to light some of the obvious and not-so obvious reasons why (and how) you should learn to properly bail from and intentionally miss heavy lifts.
