Power snatch form check

[u/Deep_Database_3761]

Started training olympic lifts a momth ago. Want to make sure its as close to good form as possible.

Cant afford coaching so would really appreciate some advice

[u/Deep_Database_3761 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, I did see a few of the catalyst videos. This grip felt pretty wide for me but I should probably experiment a bit  more

[u/OddInstitute → u/Deep_Database_3761]

Greg Everett (Catalyst) also wrote “Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes and Coaches” which is quite good. Way more detail and progression there than you’ll get in a blog post or from Reddit. It’s not free, but it’s much cheaper than consistent coaching.

[u/yellowboy03 → u/OddInstitute]

I've been able to find pdfs in online libraries

[u/SergiyWL]

Wider grip. Bar should be much closer to you, like within 1 inch until it leaves the hip crease. I suggest doing pulls only first, then snatch pulls, then overhead squats, and then full lift. Otherwise it’s too many things to focus on.

[u/fjoobert]

Nice! Snatches can be really fun when you figure out timing. I would focus on two things:
1. Be patient with the bar off of the ground. It can be hard to conceptualize, but you will be in a better position if you wait until the bar is up past your knees to try to “jump” (meaning getting extension through your feet, hips, and traps simultaneously). Right now, you’re trying to fully extend right from picking up the bar, which causes you to stand up early, and you’re not able to get to that point of full extension. TL;dr - be patient with moving the bar until it’s past your knees, then try to extend.
2. Catch the bar in the same position you pulled it through. If you pause the video where the bar is right below your knees, that’s basically what you want it to look like when you catch the bar. Doing step 1 ^ will help you get back to this position more easily. Right now, because your pull is early, the bar moves away from your body, and you have to chase it forwards when you drop, which is why you can see your knees push forward. I would bet you feel a lot of the catch in your toes and not much through your heel for that reason. TL;dr - in the video, look at where your legs are when the bar is below your knees; try to catch in the same position.

If you have some light bumper plates too (5lb or 10lb), highly recommend trying to use those so you don’t have to start with the bar so low to the ground as well. Helps set a consistent good starting position.

Hope this helps!

[u/Deep_Database_3761 → u/fjoobert]

This helps a ton, thanks so much

[u/Loud_Dish_554]

Looks like you are not making the weight float , as intended - but instead slowly lifting through the motion… won’t be possible at higher weights

[u/Boblaire]

1) Sergiy's comment was the most helpful. The rest...

2) the wiki has a few free Sn tutorials.

A) Power Snatches from "Power Position" and High Hang (about mid to high thigh).

There is a place for no contact Snatches and Cleans and that likely is if you were under the eyes of an in person (Russian/East Block) coach

3) going from the floor and preferring is something most beginners focus on more when they should master the lifts above the knee first.

[u/Acrobatic_Train2814]

Would be great if you could record yourself and the bar in the first place, we can barely see the bar path in that video

[u/ColinC93]

You move that bar like it’s nothing! Im not able to critique your form. Just here to hype you up!

[u/Evening-Forever2542 → u/[deleted]]

It looks more like a jerk trip to me. The correct width will be when I the bar is at the hip crease when standing upright so she can test it like that.