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 Q: How can I go about learning the "snatch"? I would like to find a way to break the movement down and how I might be able to improve flexibility to avoid injury and better execute the snatch and overhead squat. I am almost incapable of doing an overhead squat at this time. Anything you can tell me that might help? A: Flexibility is important in this movement, and working up to it slowly is also essential - in fact the only way to go about it. Here's what has worked for some of us in terms of teaching the snatch. First, Snatch grip BTN Press, 2. Back Squat, 3. Snatch Grip BTN Push Press, 4. Snatch Grip BTN Jerk, 5. Snatch Grip BTN Drop Snatch, 6. Hip Power Snatch or Full, 7. Hang Power/ Full from below knees, 8. Full Snatch. Remember that learning anything physical is a multi-faceted process. How we learn is really important to finding the answers. If you learn by reading or learn by observing, or trying, or a combination of both, then you should understand that and use that method. One of the best ways to learn how to snatch is by watching and then trying. Go to a powerlifting gym or join a powerlifting group and let people who do it all the time, teach you the techniques that work. You can also order the new version of Dreschler's Weightlifting Encyclopedia. It has a video with it and is cost-effective for learning.
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