In an actual snatch or clean, the legs will not continue driving until the bar reaches its maximal height like in a pull; but remember, we make changes to various exercises to achieve specific goals to support the lifts, not just mimic them. Cutting the leg drive off early when training pulls limits their effectiveness and will tend to cause weak and incomplete leg drive in snatches and cleans. Note that in a speed pull, AKA panda pull, the lifter will be actively pulling the body down to the ba

In order to maximize overhead stability during a #snatch or #cleanandjerk, it is important to shift the support to the back muscles. To do this, one must shift the head forward and downward slightly, and allow the shoulders to internally rotate as this happens. This restricts the elbows' ability to bend and limits the shoulders' ability to move backward but makes for a #strong position. If you are not used to this, you can incorporate #bodybuilding movements such as plate raises as shown by #mas

In order to maximize the most weight an athlete can catch safely for #snatch and #cleanandjerk, it is important to achieve a position that maximizes loading on large muscles while preserving a stable shoulder position. To do this #Chinese athletes are taught to look down (or through) and turn the arms inward as demonstrated by #LuXiaojun during this 170kg snatch. Looking upward shortens the levator scapulae and prevents the scapula from rotating outward when the arm is overhead. Additionally, ex