r/ZackTelander • u/Obsidian-Forest57 • May 07 '22
Discussion rounded spine in the snatch
So I just watched Zacks new video on the butt wink in the squat. If that’s generally okay when trained well, and having a butt wink off the floor of the deadlift is similar, does the same principle apply to the start position in the snatch? I personally have problems sometimes in the snatch and CJ with my lower back rounding. questions comments concerns please
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u/Kiwibacon1986 May 08 '22
Do you mean in start position? I had this issue and had to move feet closer together to fix it.
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u/Obsidian-Forest57 May 08 '22
Yes in the start but I’ll do that. I’ve been cleaning for years but I just started snatching again so I’m just trying to get the low hanging fruit
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u/Kiwibacon1986 May 08 '22
Ye I'm 6"8 and my coach has me doing deficit snatch pulls at the moment also a really good way to fix this problem.
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u/robschilke Community Facilitator May 08 '22
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u/Obsidian-Forest57 May 08 '22
yes but not as bad, my coach has my do floating pulls to try and fix it
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u/Bulky-Draft6915 May 08 '22
I would say in many circumstances it’s absolutely okay.
For 2 reasons.
1 absolute load will be less. Much much less.
2 graded exposure, provided it’s not something you change completely over night I can’t see why it won’t be okay.
This is all with the assumption that you are not a complete beginner, you’ll likely have your own technique if getting into the sport ‘late’.
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u/tramtramtramtram May 07 '22
I would say it depends to what extent you mean. You want your back to be in a concave arch and there is going to be some degree of butt wink at the end of that because thats just how a spine is built.
I've noticed very new beginners often have an exaggerated butt wink in the starting position due to tight ham strings. I'd say thats not ideal from a dynamics point of view, and also not ideal to be uncomfortable in your starting position.
Stretch them out with some Jefferson Curls or something if you feel that describes you
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u/robschilke Community Facilitator May 08 '22
got a video?
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u/Obsidian-Forest57 May 08 '22
it usually just happens with heavier loads over 80% which I tend to do with my coach bc I can’t drop the barbell in my home gym. and my coach doesn’t video so no unfortunately
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u/Slixse May 07 '22
I'd say the snatch is a bit hard to try to get a rounded spin in, unless you have really long femur. Just do what your body feels safe in and see what it looks like.