does anyone here actually snatch something above 2pl8s?
how does it feel to be this ridiculously strong? got any tips for everyone else?
does anyone here actually snatch something above 2pl8s? how does it feel to be this ridiculously strong?
does anyone here actually snatch something above 2pl8s?
how does it feel to be this ridiculously strong? got any tips for everyone else?
Not about strength. With proper technique, anyone who could front squat 225 could snatch it.
really? thats very new to me. It does seem to be 60% technique 40% strength but i wont lie, if i up my current snatch by 5lbs I can feel my shoulders be on the edge of snap city
That is the most moronic thing I've heard. Explosive power is a huge part of it which requires a ton of fast twitch calf and trap development.
Also, you make "proper technique" sound easy, but the mobility and stabilizers required can take a few years to balance 2 plates with a wide grip overhead. That's like saying "anyone can drain 3 pointers with proper technique" lmao
Yeah, exactly, it doesn't require strength to drain 3 pointers, and it doesn't require strengtht to snatch 2 plates. perfect analogy
>reading comprehension
Also, tell me you don't oly lift without saying you don't oly lift.
>DUR OLY LIFTING ISN'T ABOUT PROPER FORM AND TECHNIQUE
based moron post body or just kys
once again, you lack reading comprehension
nobody ever said that
but to think you can just magically snatch 2 plate without even squatting 3 is silliness
Illiterate. Made the point that you need calf and trap development, not to mention the upper back strength to wide grip pull 225lbs from the floor to over your head in 1 motion.
Technique is only a part of it, albeit a big one. But dumbing it down to saying "anyone who can squat 225 lbs can snatch that same weight with proper technique" has never even been close to snatching 225 lbs in their entire life.
WL is about lifting the most weight
this requires you to be strong
you can't just technique weight over your head lol
>That's like saying "anyone can drain 3 pointers with proper technique"
Absolutely. Shooting a basketball doesn't require much strength at all lmfao
finally, someone who actually lifts
what would you say is something a lot of people overlook from the snatch? I'm getting up there to a 1pl8 snatch and I do feel my technique is okay, given my body is as strong as ever, but i don't have a coach and everything i know has been from my own research and watching the greats do it, again and again
Pulls in oly lifting are a huge help. Go beyond what your 1rm is and get to the 3rd pull but don't get under the bar.
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Also, you have to put in the work for oly lifting. Make sure you're constantly practicing pulls by doing complexes, mobility work with no weight, stretching, and be sure to take deload weeks and focus on technique. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Did the lift feel uncoordinated? Are you tight somewhere? Why is that? You can start to get a feel on what to focus on and integrate it into your workouts.
That's what I have for now, what have you been struggling with?
good advice
people overlook how much being jacked helps with snatching tbh
all the good snatchers I know personally (2 guys @ ~140kg, 2 girls @ ~100kg) have very strong upper bodies
like there's this meme that weightlifters don't bench and yet both the guys I know who can snatch 3 plates can also bench it. it's so much easier to maintain connection to the bar through extension & into the turnover if you have strong arms.
same bro. Now at 1x bw snatch, having lots of fun with it. 40% strength, 30% technique, 30% mobility
Absolute delusion. Not even op pic can snatch his max front squat, or even remotely close to it, and he's got one of the best techniques of all time. He can't even snatch weights he can front squat for reps.
are you moronic front squat isnt 1:1 on snatch its not even 1:0.8
total bullshit
thatt argument MIGHT be made for the clean
but anyone who has ever lifted knows that your clean will always be significantly higher than your snatch
why would you act like an authority on a subject you know nothing about?
my best is 115kg / 253.5lbs, pic related
tbh with you I am not a good snatcher and 2 plate snatch is pretty achievable if you are willing to work at it. If you can back squat 3.5 plates for 1 you are roughly strong enough to snatch 2 plates and that squat is not hard to reach, you'll spend more time figuring out how to snatch than getting strong enough to do it
the real filter for men is when you start getting up into the 120kg+ range, very few people are athletically talented & dedicated enough to snatch 140kg or more.
it is a very very fun movement along with the clean & jerk and I would strongly recommend looking for a club near you if you're at all interested. training in that kind of environment is miles better than going through the motions in a sterile antisocial commercial gym.
forgot pic lol
natty?
lol yeah dude, you absolutely do not need drugs to snatch 100kg
average technique will get you snatching ~60% of your back squat so you really don't have to be especially strong to snatch 225
That is actually my goal, to snatch 2pl8 and oly lifting is something nobody but moron cross shitters do here so I wasnt sure how feasible it was
thanks for the little boost of motivation bro
crossfit gyms are gonna be a much better place to train than alone or a commercial gym, don't rule them out
you'd be surprised how many have USAW level 1/2 certified coaches that regularly take lifters to competition
if there's no club nearby they will definitely be your best bet
another would be looking up weightlifting meets in your area, can be a good way to find a gym even if it's a crossfit place you're gonna have bumpers, bars that spin, people who don't b***h about dropping weights, etc
glhf I hope you find what you're looking for
I have a home gym equipped for oly lifting, I think im gonna find a coach online. Obviously irl would be better but I have tried cross-shitter gyms and its pretty bad here
online coaching is much better than nothing, shame that none of the cf gyms around there are any good but always worth checking
there are just 2 and its just a kinda yuppie hang out more than anything. Smallish rural town stuff, most popular sport here is mma, not much else going on
Solid poster, good advice. When I was oly lifting at my semi-commercial gym, I thankfully had a previous coach in there who noticed and wanted me to train with him. He was trying to get an oly club started in my area and he wanted people to get things going. Anyway, he coached me twice a week and his advice was invaluable. He saw things I didn't, he was able to give me the lifting cues with the problems I was having, and he taught me drill lifts that I hadn't done before.
Coaches aren't necessary for hobby oly lifters, but they do have a lot to offer when getting going.
awesome thread, thank you guys. I do apologize for the slow replies, I'm at work atm but I'm keeping my eye on the thread
thanks, I'm still a n00b lifter with a 255lbs squat and I could only get a proper snatch form this year thanks to a discord buddy who was well versed in the movement, I wish I had a video to show you guys. I feel I do the hip thrust way too late on the movement, right before reaching my penis lmao. maybe i'll upload a form video tomorrow
I don't see myself snatching anything above 100kg, if I can reach that level that will be the height of my lifting journey. and yeah, oly lifts are very fun. you either love to do it or you dont but there is no in between. i really look up to the day i can snatch
thank you so much man, i do take mobility drills and stretching seriously. does the overhead squat right after the hip thrust need to be, like, with a wide stance? cause for instance, with lu's legendary snatch, his butt almost touches the floor. Or is this just a personal thing?
god damn a fricking 3 pl8 snatch. that dude must look fricking huge.
I really dig the weightlifter physique, the dudes that don't have world records but are still aesthetic as frick, such as dmitri klokov, man that dude's physique is unreal. not to mention he can snatch fricking 200kg as if its nothing.
> the dudes that don't have world records
aight i take this back, the dude is a legend
I thought 100kg was unachievable when I was starting too and I did it within a year and a half, just keep grinding
they're pretty big yeah, one is like 5'10 210 the other is 6'0 240
I'm 6'5 260 but also pretty old for the sport in my mid 30's, still trying to snatch bodyweight lel
As for foot width while catching a snatch, I wouldn't stress about it too much. Other posters may disagree, but I'd do whatever is comfortable with you when you're oly lifting casually. I always landed with about the width or just a tad wider than my back squat. If you plan on competing, get a coach and they'll tell you what would be best for you based on your body proportions.
>the hip thrust
btw try not to conceptualize extension this way as it is not an ideal way to lift
you don't pull the bar to the hips then extend into it
you pull the bar through the hips as they extend up with it
You guys prefer a clean snatch or a dirty snatch?
if you need help ill help you man.
T. national jr champion
I can only speak to power cleans really but in highschool my max was 235 on just the clean at least. In hs weightlifting you were sort of considered strong if you could clean over 225 but honestly like 40% of the class was over that so idk. It's really technique oriented. I'm sure getting it up over your head like the Olympic lift is alot harder though.