[quote]shogunassassin wrote:
It’s not the pull that requires the grip strength- it’s balancing the weight once it’s overhead.[/quote]
what i’m saying is if you require effort @ the catch to correct the bar, then you’ve had a lousy pull. when you nail the pull everything is in balance and you don’t need “bar control” overhead. try it with very light weight and a thumb-over grip and you’ll see what i mean. aim to keep the bar absolutely horizontal. obviously it becomes more and more difficult as the weights go up and you transition to the full snatch but this kind of effortless balance is what you should be shooting for…if we’re talking about a snatch that is.
Just came across this in one of the first Boyle articles;
"Try Dumbbell Snatches and Close Grip Snatches
I believe that the snatch is actually a better and safer lift than the clean. The reason most coaches don’t like the snatch is that they’ve never tried it.
Cleans can be very limited by flexibility. Snatches are easier to learn as almost everyone can get the bar overhead. The catch position of the clean can be difficult to master. The best way to learn to snatch is to dumbbell snatch first.
The dumbbell snatch is the first explosive lift we teach and, if allowed to do only one Olympic-type lift, I’d choose the dumbbell snatch. Dumbbell snatches work on core strength and unilateral shoulder strength as well as hip and leg power. "
[quote]Matt McGorry wrote:
I got kind of tired of having to say “Yea, I’m the guy, Matgic on T-Nation…you know, the one with the most muscular pose as my avatar?”[/quote]
Haha, and you were the last soul to ever hear that, Jillybop.
Good articles btw, I had forgetten about 'em.
-MAtt
[quote]Jillybop wrote:
Matt McGorry wrote:
I got kind of tired of having to say “Yea, I’m the guy, Matgic on T-Nation…you know, the one with the most muscular pose as my avatar?”
