Rudy Nielsen of the Outlaw Way posted the following message from Olympic Lifting Coach Glenn Pendlay: The Power Snatch is half the movement. It gives someone with a shitty pull and a shitty finish, the ability to continue to be shitty at Snatching, while moving a relatively heavy load to overhead with the shittiest, most… Continue reading Power Snatch: The Most Useless Possible Technique?
Category: Snatch
Bruce Lee Says: If You Want A New Snatch PR You Must Chill
How’s you like to improve your snatch without any extra training? Here’s a great article explaining why a pre-lift routine is critical to nailing PRs. The post below from Fubarbell explains how a routine helps top level athletes make big lifts. Normally, I’m pretty skeptical but this post basically mirrors what a number of CrossFitters… Continue reading Bruce Lee Says: If You Want A New Snatch PR You Must Chill
Want To Improve Your Snatch? – Watch, Study, Imitate
The snatch is one of the most challenging Olympic lifts. This short video shows some of the best in the world from a number of angles. Watch and Imitate.
Hook Grip – Required Learning or Old School Hype?
Here at FuncThat.com we’ve assembled some of the greatest scientific minds in the world and done some serious number crunching to determine if the “hook grip” is a required part of your arsenal or just another piece of gym lore that won’t die.