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Not how you do it. Welcome to part 5 of the Snatch Tutorial series. In case you missed them, here are Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3 and Part 4 In this episode we discuss two things, the path along which the bell will travel and also the addition of footwork to the lift. The bell path has already been touched on with some of the drills in previous tutorials. By using the wall to restrict movement and also by swapping hands, we have had to adjust the path of the bell. But there’s s

Welcome to part 3 of the Snatch Tutorial series. In case you missed them, here are Part 1 and Part 2 Anton Anasenko, possibly the best pound for pound lifter in history begins the drop, he recently put up 207 reps in 10 minutes with 32kgs at a bodyweight of 85kg, and that’s with only 1 hand change So we’ve covered the basic technique and gone into detail on the hand insertion. The next big stumbling block for most people is the drop. This segment is often overlooked, it’s t

Yes, before you ask, the title of this post is a poor play on the title of Pantera’s iconic album. But it’s pretty apt after the weekend’s excitement down at the Irish National Kettlebell Sports Championships hosted by Tramore kettlebells. If you’ve never come across Kettlebell sports then I’LL give you a very quick overview. – It sucks – It is brutally hard – It requires a degree of mental focus and tenacity that is unlike anything else. The sport requires a lifter to put