Dear coach Thibs,
For a couple of weeks, I have been thinking about the use of the power snatch (from hang and/or blocks) and the high pull (from hang and/or blocks) performance training.
To be exact, I am an martial artist who is looking for a way to improve my strenght and power (especially hips), while looking jacked to booth
A couple of questions arose in my mind:
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which of the two will lead to better power development(power as p=Fd/time)?
The power snatch travels father, but won’t the high pull allow more force to be generated? -
which one will have a better influence on the shoulders?
I recall a article from you wherein you mention power snatches were great for your shoulders because of the powerfull external rotation. -
exept for the mobility and external rotator work, are their benefits to the snatch which makes them worth not dropping them and only doing high pulls.
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in case I practice both, won’t the high pull mess with the snatch mechanics anc make the snatch therefore harder, or am I now talking Olympics caliber athletes.
Should I go for a all-high pull, no snatch aproach, or should the high pull rule alone?
Thanks in advance for your time.