Critique my snatch, please

AggieCass09

Snatch is another movement in the competition I'm doing on Saturday. I've got my back alignment issues resolved but I think my pull is awkward. Does anyone have any constructive criticism for me?

http://youtu.be/BCe1Ec7EHas

Thanks in advance!

~cass

BrendarB

um - where's the drop? you pull the bar up, but no drop to catch (I have this same problem)

pratice with some snatch pulls from hang position, go to hang squat snatch(go light weight and try to drop below to catch), go a little heavier with the hang squat snatch (again, focus on dropping below the bar, then when this feels comfortable, go from ground (if you have to go lower in weight, do it and work your way back up)

this is how my coach gets me to drop below the bar every freakin class

Jindra12

Please pardon me for being so straight with you and that is how I coach other people.
NOTE: I am not expert with power snatch but I do have the general idea how it should be done.

You didn't keep the bar close to your body and that is why you had a hard time to catch the bar, and it cause you to move your back too far as you were trying to balance your body versus with the bar.

Your starting position was very good: your back's angle, feet stance, hand position, elbow were very good. You didn't keep your back angle locked as you pull up the bar as it pass your knee caps. After the bar passes your knee caps then you were supposed to jump as your hip drive forward and the bar will bounce off from your hip area then you could bend your elbow to bring the bar above your head. If the bar isn't close to your body during that 2nd explosive move then it will be really difficult to catch the bar.

I hope I helped you the way as you would like.

chsmith79

I am not an expert by any means. It looks to me like both the above posters are correct. You need to keep the bar closer to your body and on that explosion you have got to drop your rear-end. It looks like you are almost falling back-words. I know when I started CF( and still have to if I feel form is off), just practice with the bar to get form where it needs to be. Again, just my opinion and trying to help. I am not an expert by any means. Wish you the best in your competition.

AggieCass09

Thanks for the advice! I don't think I was using a heavy enough bar to need to drop but ill make sure I put emphasis on catching it lower tonight. Also, the bar being too far away from me---I felt like it was going to hit my nose but clearly this is not the case. Ill work on this and the back/hip movement also and post another video. Unfourtinately, I only practice this movement a few times a month and seem to have to re-learn the movement every time. Thanks again!

Jindra12

Thanks for the advice! I don't think I was using a heavy enough bar to need to drop but ill make sure I put emphasis on catching it lower tonight. Also, the bar being too far away from me---I felt like it was going to hit my nose but clearly this is not the case. Ill work on this and the back/hip movement also and post another video. Unfourtinately, I only practice this movement a few times a month and seem to have to re-learn the movement every time. Thanks again!

I believe you are an engineer, am I right?

Do you know the term of center gravity (CG) in the engineering world? You have a center gravity in your body (for women it is hip, for men stomach). When you lift the bar and your center gravity is being moved to some place between your hip and the bar. You would want to lift almost perfect vertically to make a perfect lifting. I hope it helps you to picture better how to lift things.

rebeccap13

Honestly, this could use a lot of work especially after seeing the picture you put up in your blog. Sorry. You are doing a muscle snatch which is fine at 45 lbs but once you get up to big weights, you're going to hurt your back doing a muscle snatch. I recommend doing some serious formwork with a PVC pipe or a broom handle. Until you have each component of the lift perfected you shouldn't be doing this lift heavy. The bar shouldn't stray from your body that far. Exaggerate the movements at lower weight because it will come more naturally when you transfer it over to heavier lifts.