Hello, I’m trying to learn the olympic lifts and would appreciate any feedback that I can get on my technique.
Ok, so… no worries. Some common beginner issues. Overall a really good tempo and power transfer. Honestly it looks a lot more intuitive than your clean.
All that said, you are using barbell momentum and your shoulder rotation to turn the bar overhead. You will not get very far without a major fundamental change. Don ding on how much torque you manage to accomplish you’ll end up with messed up rotator cuffs.
- A power shrug should start the transition, and your elbow will break.
- You need to pull the bar almost perfectly vertical, and then pull yourself under.
For this I have had great luck with a (2 snatch pull + snatch) complex. Your snatch pull and snatch should theoretically be the same first pull. But for the drill, you might emphasize really pulling high with elbows.
Keep it up!
I’ll add a few items:
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Start with the shoulders over the bar, slightly in front of the bar. Might need to raise the hips a bit to do this.
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Keep the bar closer to your body, especially through the second pull, knee to hip. In fact, slightly brush the thighs.
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Do not jump forward to get under the bar. That is a sign that the bar has been pulled forward and will definitely cause failure with heavier/limit weights. Slide the feet to the side, or back. OK to jump back, but only slightly.
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Work on getting lower in the squat.
Thanks