When you look at the slow motion of olympic lifters their body and facial expression look as if they drink tea or warm milk before bed. It’s amazing that you can be so stable and have such control over such a heavy thing in your hands. Also, calling it heavy is an understatement. I think the reality of how strong these guys actually are despite all the technical work is just crazy.
it is indeed super-human awesomeness to even snatch your own bodyweight - these guys and girls snatch twice that. Mindblowing stuff ! Ive been practicing snatch for 3 weeks now - 2 times pr week, and can barely snatch 40 kg (a bit less than half my bodyweight).
Hey bro, just wanted to say thanks for sharing this info, I’m very new to snatches and find dropping under the bar difficult. So I’m going to give this a try as your breakdown makes a lot of sense. 👊🏾👏🏿
Definitely can concur from personal experience, I've only just cracked this elusive secret after two years. Watched your Clean analysis too, equally as good
I've been doing deadlifts for a bit before I started snatching so my initial pull is okay but the pull under, that's my major sticking point. Thanks for helping us noobs improve on this help us to snatch to infinity and beyond!
I have just begun snatch training and your video has been by far the most crystal clear and spot on ! Congratulations on being so attentive and accurate on the chosen advices, it shall immensely help my snatch progress and further weight addition to it, thank you !!
I just have one comment: In the last few years, I've watched almost all Klokov videos, either from seminars or his competition videos.. and every time he explicitly explains that you should NOT jump, but rather "slide" your feet to the catch position, I find it way more stable and efficient.
Or you could just use the clean grip snatch, bar has to travel further, due to the closer grip you must force yourself in a low catch position, good for speed too. Thanks
Can we have an extended video on pulling under? I’m still struggling to catch the bar at parallel, even close to my 1RM I’m relying on a very high pull and essentially ride the bar down after….brain just can’t compute 😂
Been learning to snatch, and slowness getting under the bar/feet hitting long before I am locked out is a glaring issue (amongst many others). I’ll give these a shot for sure
Thank you so much! I think there’s too little attention on getting underneath the bar. A lot of CZcamsrs is focusing on the right grip and starting position. This was hard to find
it is indeed super-human awesomeness to even snatch your own bodyweight - these guys and girls snatch twice that. Mindblowing stuff ! Ive been practicing snatch for 3 weeks now - 2 times pr week, and can barely snatch 40 kg (a bit less than half my bodyweight). But man, how i love the movement, its like a drug, now the trouble is that im addicted and i want MORE, but recovering from these sessions is perhaps as hard as the lifting itself :s Ty for these 3 exercises i will be trying them out later today :]
I've never subscribed to an American Olympic weightlifter but you know your stuff! I tend to follow the Chinese and Russian technique instruction but I'd listen to you for sure! Subbed
Not sure if you're gonna read this, but I would disagree on the importance of the time feet hit the floor. I've been watching Rebeka Koha videos, and you can see her feet hit the floor quite early - as in Emily Bridgers clip, even if her snatch is pretty efficient. To me, this is an indicator that Maligov is aggressively pulling his legs upwards during the 3rd pull, but I don't know whether this is a good cue to apply or not. Great content man, keep it up!
heimdall hey man luckily I was looking at my phone when you wrote this. I would say that my verbiage is a little wrong but the intent is there. The feet are a good indicator but what should have been said is “pressure in the feet” you’ll see Chinese lifters with there feet down incredibly early but the pressure isn’t there which would indicate them still actively pulling under in proper timing. In Emily’s case her timing is much more poor than Kohas or the Chinese lifters and the pressure or weight in the feet would show that. Thank you for your comment!
How do i program these? Do they count as movements i should progressively overload or should they just be warmups/drills? Should i do them separately focusing on improving one before moving onto the next or should i do them consecutively each time?
I know this is a long time ago for Telander, and the concepts remain true, but his examples of technique are not reliable visual reinforcement. Whenever he drops under with those progressions, it looks like he let's the bar crash on top of him, even at a light weight. Focus on pulling vertically up and then think about going down as the bar soars towards your overhead position. Be patient with this. American lifting has very rough time with dropping under the bar or pulling too early.
Same progression for a clean? I have much better technique with the snatch than with the clean for whatever reason and am essentially forcing myself to relearn from scratch.
Just found your channel and I almost instantly subbed. Your snatch and clean videos are awesome, same for programming for max strength! I have one question, do you know why I might be getting wrist pain in the snatch/OH squat after I moved my grip further out to the "proper width"? I noticed you have your hands a tiny bit more out than I do, any fixes for this? Apart from obviously moving my hands in.
Interesting. There is a lot of pressure in the wrists during either of the classic lifts/OHS. It's hard to say what to do but what I can say is that you have to take care of the wrists like you would any other joint. It also depends how long you have been snatching or putting the barbell overhead. It's somewhat like the hookgrip in the sense that it sucks at first but then you get used to it. If it is unbearable, stop and put the bar on your back for squats and do snatch pulls/clean pulls. If it is bearable, keep on training hard.
Mmm, I'm not saying his point is wrong but not fully extended, Have they camp as well , Gabriel sincrain is from the camp of thinking too much. an extension is not that good and have videos that shows himself and yuri zacharevich, probably the best snacht outside lasha. don't really, super extended after contact is point is way faster for the cacht, I guess is more than one way to skin the cat ..
Just listened to your podcast on barbend and you mention this video... I came back here to see my comment that I left and seems that you erased it??? You don't seem like the type to do that
why compare a Weightlifter to a crossfit athlete. Why not compare 2 different countries and their methods. Then break down technical difference and tell us public which one is more efficient. I could never take advise of a crossfiter for weightlifting?
He is pointing the ineficiencies of the crossfit "tecnique".... Is pretty clear after watching this or Elgintensity that form and crossfit are oximorons....
the comparison shots are great stuff! however, there's something that sounds too raw for me in locking elbows as soon as you hit the ground. for newbies that means they will never be able to compete the lift unless they muscle snatch it. so, one must take that advice with a grain of salt. the point is - they catch too high. the majority even doesn't know what the actual snatch is and do power snatches instead. you lock to high - you miss the lift, because - i bet - the barbell is already descending, and in front of you, so you're not ready to catch it. your advice is a very good one, but that's my experience, and i think this should be outlined in a word-two when saying about lockout. too much effort in lockout always slows down the lifter, so the thing is - you must be in position first.
Any cue or technique that I talk about while doing the "tall" series of the lifts is only a cue that I would use for those drills. In other words I wouldn't cue someone to pull under the bar if they were just pulling from the floor. This position (the tall position) is meant to take out the first and second pull entirely and just focus on the feeling of the bar in the pull under. I completely understand your sentiment but please try to understand that these lifts I suggest are merely a progression and are simply drills that supplement the full movement.
"slide, not jump" - Klokov
Bar go OWAAP- Klokov
Haider ,I've watched so many of his seminars that just made me cry with laughter
@@haiderqadri6806 can you please link this? lol
Some slide. Some definitely jump. Some do something in between. Dedicate 1 year to practicing each technique.
When you look at the slow motion of olympic lifters their body and facial expression look as if they drink tea or warm milk before bed. It’s amazing that you can be so stable and have such control over such a heavy thing in your hands.
Also, calling it heavy is an understatement. I think the reality of how strong these guys actually are despite all the technical work is just crazy.
it is indeed super-human awesomeness to even snatch your own bodyweight - these guys and girls snatch twice that. Mindblowing stuff ! Ive been practicing snatch for 3 weeks now - 2 times pr week, and can barely snatch 40 kg (a bit less than half my bodyweight).
@@flothoejmand8452what’s the number now? i’m in a similar position to you 2 years ago
Hey bro, just wanted to say thanks for sharing this info, I’m very new to snatches and find dropping under the bar difficult. So I’m going to give this a try as your breakdown makes a lot of sense. 👊🏾👏🏿
underrated channel. instantly hooked when i saw your strength programming video. Can tell there is absolutely no bullshit on this channel
Good points. Definitely going to try this and hope it works.
Definitely can concur from personal experience, I've only just cracked this elusive secret after two years. Watched your Clean analysis too, equally as good
I've been doing deadlifts for a bit before I started snatching so my initial pull is okay but the pull under, that's my major sticking point. Thanks for helping us noobs improve on this help us to snatch to infinity and beyond!
I have just begun snatch training and your video has been by far the most crystal clear and spot on ! Congratulations on being so attentive and accurate on the chosen advices, it shall immensely help my snatch progress and further weight addition to it, thank you !!
I just have one comment:
In the last few years, I've watched almost all Klokov videos, either from seminars or his competition videos.. and every time he explicitly explains that you should NOT jump, but rather "slide" your feet to the catch position, I find it way more stable and efficient.
Was gonna say the exact same. Actual jumping makes no sense anyway
@@AVOUREable Its not a jump.
earned yourself a sub, no BS content :)
Thanks for the sub! It means a lot. I will keep delivering good stuff for you!
Or you could just use the clean grip snatch, bar has to travel further, due to the closer grip you must force yourself in a low catch position, good for speed too. Thanks
Subbed man. Love the content. Pulling under the bar is definitely a super important part of the snatch. Very difficult to master too.
Your first video. Now you’re killing it.
Can we have an extended video on pulling under? I’m still struggling to catch the bar at parallel, even close to my 1RM I’m relying on a very high pull and essentially ride the bar down after….brain just can’t compute 😂
Been learning to snatch, and slowness getting under the bar/feet hitting long before I am locked out is a glaring issue (amongst many others). I’ll give these a shot for sure
Very valuable video. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I think there’s too little attention on getting underneath the bar. A lot of CZcamsrs is focusing on the right grip and starting position. This was hard to find
Thanks for the drills. I will be trying these today!
today i snatched 85 lbs and almost died
these people strength is amazing
doing it in the bright sun, like a G!
it is indeed super-human awesomeness to even snatch your own bodyweight - these guys and girls snatch twice that. Mindblowing stuff ! Ive been practicing snatch for 3 weeks now - 2 times pr week, and can barely snatch 40 kg (a bit less than half my bodyweight).
But man, how i love the movement, its like a drug, now the trouble is that im addicted and i want MORE, but recovering from these sessions is perhaps as hard as the lifting itself :s
Ty for these 3 exercises i will be trying them out later today :]
I like the comparison shot, really helps hammer home how important it is to pull yourself under the barbell
Thank you! Be on the look out for my next video analyzing clean technique.
can't wait to try these man, thank you for your work
thanks again man. I don't do enough of these!
I've never subscribed to an American Olympic weightlifter but you know your stuff! I tend to follow the Chinese and Russian technique instruction but I'd listen to you for sure! Subbed
I'm glad you subbed! More weightlifting specific content to come!
Amazing content and production quality, you sir have earned a sub.
I'm looking forward to more technique videos :-)
This is such an awsum video it would help my snatch technique even more...Thank man love your work
Well explained
Love that! only 1 thing you are jumping too high try slide your feet side ways rather than going up
Put the different attempts next to each other on a split screen, please. It's much more helpful to see the differences.
That guy at the beginning snatches kinda like Clarence Kennedy where he shoots under the bar like that
harleyzeth lots of guys shoot under the bar like that
harleyzeth Clarence Kennedy snatches kinda like that guy in the beginning
not all. its actually a rather chinese style. they never jump but slide
Not sure if you're gonna read this, but I would disagree on the importance of the time feet hit the floor. I've been watching Rebeka Koha videos, and you can see her feet hit the floor quite early - as in Emily Bridgers clip, even if her snatch is pretty efficient. To me, this is an indicator that Maligov is aggressively pulling his legs upwards during the 3rd pull, but I don't know whether this is a good cue to apply or not. Great content man, keep it up!
heimdall hey man luckily I was looking at my phone when you wrote this. I would say that my verbiage is a little wrong but the intent is there. The feet are a good indicator but what should have been said is “pressure in the feet” you’ll see Chinese lifters with there feet down incredibly early but the pressure isn’t there which would indicate them still actively pulling under in proper timing. In Emily’s case her timing is much more poor than Kohas or the Chinese lifters and the pressure or weight in the feet would show that. Thank you for your comment!
Super useful
Would you recommend doing those last three exercises as excersizes by themselves, or doing them as warmups before snatching, or both?
He recommends doing them alone in another video
I'm assuming you could use the same drills but in the clean to help out with dropping fast?
Amazing again brother 👊👍
How do i program these? Do they count as movements i should progressively overload or should they just be warmups/drills? Should i do them separately focusing on improving one before moving onto the next or should i do them consecutively each time?
'Violently pulling yourself underneath..' I don't understand what I'm engaging to do this....
Great stuff!
Hip mobility would also be a key factor wouldn’t it?
I loved the video...thanks!!!
I know this is a long time ago for Telander, and the concepts remain true, but his examples of technique are not reliable visual reinforcement. Whenever he drops under with those progressions, it looks like he let's the bar crash on top of him, even at a light weight. Focus on pulling vertically up and then think about going down as the bar soars towards your overhead position. Be patient with this. American lifting has very rough time with dropping under the bar or pulling too early.
Brilliant:) Thanks.
Thanks Tellie
Great vid ty
Great content
Same progression for a clean? I have much better technique with the snatch than with the clean for whatever reason and am essentially forcing myself to relearn from scratch.
No way my feet are that much apart. My femur insertions dont work that way...
Just found your channel and I almost instantly subbed.
Your snatch and clean videos are awesome, same for programming for max strength!
I have one question, do you know why I might be getting wrist pain in the snatch/OH squat after I moved my grip further out to the "proper width"? I noticed you have your hands a tiny bit more out than I do, any fixes for this? Apart from obviously moving my hands in.
Interesting. There is a lot of pressure in the wrists during either of the classic lifts/OHS. It's hard to say what to do but what I can say is that you have to take care of the wrists like you would any other joint. It also depends how long you have been snatching or putting the barbell overhead. It's somewhat like the hookgrip in the sense that it sucks at first but then you get used to it. If it is unbearable, stop and put the bar on your back for squats and do snatch pulls/clean pulls. If it is bearable, keep on training hard.
Zack Telander fantastic, thank you. I'll try to somewhat "power through" it and see how that goes, thank you for your insight.
awesome, would you please do something similar for overhead/lock out stability?
I actually was planning on it at some point. Thank you for your suggestion!
Awesome
Mmm, I'm not saying his point is wrong but not fully extended, Have they camp as well , Gabriel sincrain is from the camp of thinking too much. an extension is not that good and have videos that shows himself and yuri zacharevich, probably the best snacht outside lasha. don't really, super extended after contact is point is way faster for the cacht, I guess is more than one way to skin the cat ..
the arm rotation of the woman isn´t very well. in this way she can´t look her arms. need more power to controll the bar
Panda pulls helps a lot.
Just listened to your podcast on barbend and you mention this video... I came back here to see my comment that I left and seems that you erased it??? You don't seem like the type to do that
Bro I feel like emily :(
What if I usually don't move my feet out when I snatch. Similar to Chinese technique
No difference at all. Just pull under without jumping. As good as
I will tell you what a very wise man told me. When you can lift the same weight as the Chinese, you can lift like them.
for the algo
why compare a Weightlifter to a crossfit athlete. Why not compare 2 different countries and their methods. Then break down technical difference and tell us public which one is more efficient. I could never take advise of a crossfiter for weightlifting?
This advice wasn't given by that crossfit athlete. Your argument is invalid
He is pointing the ineficiencies of the crossfit "tecnique".... Is pretty clear after watching this or Elgintensity that form and crossfit are oximorons....
Crossfit and good form are oxymorons...
Well she's a crossfitter, ofc she can't snatch properly.
Oh like fraser? Or Elijah Muhammad.... idiot
not funny
we respect crossfit :V
girl doin a 180lb snatch? Uh, steroids.
Haha elite crossfit athlete. Elite? It's called steroids man. Don't give her kudos for cheating her way to upper circles
the comparison shots are great stuff! however, there's something that sounds too raw for me in locking elbows as soon as you hit the ground. for newbies that means they will never be able to compete the lift unless they muscle snatch it. so, one must take that advice with a grain of salt.
the point is - they catch too high. the majority even doesn't know what the actual snatch is and do power snatches instead. you lock to high - you miss the lift, because - i bet - the barbell is already descending, and in front of you, so you're not ready to catch it. your advice is a very good one, but that's my experience, and i think this should be outlined in a word-two when saying about lockout. too much effort in lockout always slows down the lifter, so the thing is - you must be in position first.
Any cue or technique that I talk about while doing the "tall" series of the lifts is only a cue that I would use for those drills. In other words I wouldn't cue someone to pull under the bar if they were just pulling from the floor. This position (the tall position) is meant to take out the first and second pull entirely and just focus on the feeling of the bar in the pull under.
I completely understand your sentiment but please try to understand that these lifts I suggest are merely a progression and are simply drills that supplement the full movement.
fair point