1. Don't lower the weight; drop it in a safe manner.
2. That's not a hook grip; what's shown is false grip. NEVER use a false grip for any exercise in the weight room.
3. The person demonstrating the lifts incorrectly moves the bar around their knees during the first pull. Move knees around the bar while keeping the bar close to the body for the best bar trajectory.
no, do NOT lower the bar in a controlled manner!!!!! drop the bar onto the floor--that's why the weights are made to bounce. and unless you want to throw the bar out in front of you instead of snatching it, wrap your damn thumb around the bar and then your other fingers over it. what you show in here is not hook grip.
@AzzCatz simple... dont do it without bumper plates.... the point of doing these types of power/explosive movements is that it should enable you to lift more than what you could do slowly... so if you are really lifting near your max, you might not even be able to "lower it with control"... which is why you shouldn't attempt it without bumper plates.... i learn the olympic movements using normal cast iron plates too, but i just use the load i can manage, so that i can lower the weight safely
@Bravissimo24 your right, because thats not biomechanically possible, unless your arms reach the floor when you are standing, or the bar is already at the waist.
1. Don't lower the weight; drop it in a safe manner.
2. That's not a hook grip; what's shown is false grip. NEVER use a false grip for any exercise in the weight room.
3. The person demonstrating the lifts incorrectly moves the bar around their knees during the first pull. Move knees around the bar while keeping the bar close to the body for the best bar trajectory.
frontsquats 3 months ago
no, do NOT lower the bar in a controlled manner!!!!! drop the bar onto the floor--that's why the weights are made to bounce. and unless you want to throw the bar out in front of you instead of snatching it, wrap your damn thumb around the bar and then your other fingers over it. what you show in here is not hook grip.
eamonob84 10 months ago
@eamonob84 What if you are doing this exercise without bumper plates. You can't drop them from overhead, so you have to lower it with control...
AzzCatz 6 months ago
@AzzCatz simple... dont do it without bumper plates.... the point of doing these types of power/explosive movements is that it should enable you to lift more than what you could do slowly... so if you are really lifting near your max, you might not even be able to "lower it with control"... which is why you shouldn't attempt it without bumper plates.... i learn the olympic movements using normal cast iron plates too, but i just use the load i can manage, so that i can lower the weight safely
therockana 3 months ago
"Keep the bar, shoulders, hips, and ankles in a vertical line" when at the bottom? I do not think the hips are supposed to be in that list.
Bravissimo24 1 year ago
@Bravissimo24 your right, because thats not biomechanically possible, unless your arms reach the floor when you are standing, or the bar is already at the waist.
danxfit 8 months ago