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Same thing with Olympic weightlifting. This is a very common phrase in my gym. Snatching has got to be the most humbling barbell movement ever. Dudes who can e

Same thing with Olympic weightlifting. This is a very common phrase in my gym. Snatching has got to be the most humbling barbell movement ever. Dudes who can easily bench over 100 kg (220 lbs) would never get to close snatching that. (Myself included, but hopefully one day)

borski 2y ago
I know nothing about Olympic weightlifting! What makes snatching so unique and humbling? Aside: you don’t have to, but a one sentence definition of it would be awesome too - my lifting has been limited to the classic stuff, no fancy Olympic “bend and snap” stuff ;)
- voisin 2y ago
  You pull the barbell up from the ground (like a deadlift) while dropping into a squat, and then get it up over your head while standing up. It is much more explosive than either the deadlift or squat separately.
  - borski 2y ago
    Just watched a video[0] and yeah, why? I’ve dislocated my shoulder far too many times to have any interest whatsoever in this lmao But - it being explosive makes perfect sense, but what does it work that deadlift or squats alone don’t? Or is the point the explosiveness? [0] https://youtu.be/UBc5N_-xdqo https://youtu.be/UBc5N_-xdqo
    - msy 2y ago
      The point is to use the explosive power of your legs to optimally throw & catch a very heavy thing over your head. It’s not designed specifically to work any particular muscle but test your overall capability. That said it’s much, much harder on core & shoulder stability in particular than either deadlifts or back squat. Or front squat for that matter.
    - alexchantavy 2y ago
      Oly lifts are humbling in that being able to squat or press a lot of weight doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to snatch a lot of weight because there’s so much technique training required. The explosiveness and the sense of timing is very hard to learn.
      - borski 2y ago
        Got it. Fascinating!
    - timacles 2y ago
      The point is to get a weight from the ground to above your head. There are no other physically possible ways to accomplish that except olympic lifts
    - maxioatic 2y ago
      Why… well, it’s a sport where you compete to lift the most weight. The other competition lift is the clean and jerk. For my old ass I do it because it’s so hard and the rest of my life is fairly soft. Waking up and getting beat down by some snatches (or occasionally having a great session) keeps me level headed in other areas of life, I guess. If you’re not a competitive weightlifter but still training explosiveness for other sports then you’re better off doing variations on the lifts. Like hang snatches, power cleans, power snatches, etc.
      - borski 2y ago
        Totally fair, all of it. Thanks for the explanation. When you put it as simply as “it’s about who can lift more weight,” my question looks dumb in retrospect, of course. It would be just as easy for someone to incredulously ask me why I love BJJ, despite being hypermobile and having a much higher chance of injury as a result. It’s about what you love. That’s why you do it. That makes perfect sense.
    - js2 2y ago
      It's an Olympic sport. Watch this compilation of Pyrros Dimas Olympic lifts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICfmC8z8oI&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICfmC8z8oI&t=6s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrros_Dimas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrros_Dimas
    - dshoemaker 2y ago
      To answer an aspect of your question that other commenters haven't addressed, the snatch works hip and shoulder mobility in a way that deadlifting and squats do not. The barbell is driven by the explosive hip hinge (unhinge?) directly up, so it is a departure from deadlift even if it looks like it would train the same muscles. Training your snatch lift in a non-competitive sense really exposes imbalances the lifter has. Your hesitance is really reasonable though, it's a non-trivial lift so coming into lifting completely new and trying to throw a snatch up isn't a very good idea.
      - borski 2y ago
        Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the explanation!
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borski 2y ago

I know nothing about Olympic weightlifting! What makes snatching so unique and humbling? Aside: you don’t have to, but a one sentence definition of it would be awesome too - my lifting has been limited to the classic stuff, no fancy Olympic “bend and snap” stuff ;)

voisin 2y ago
You pull the barbell up from the ground (like a deadlift) while dropping into a squat, and then get it up over your head while standing up. It is much more explosive than either the deadlift or squat separately.
- borski 2y ago
  Just watched a video[0] and yeah, why? I’ve dislocated my shoulder far too many times to have any interest whatsoever in this lmao But - it being explosive makes perfect sense, but what does it work that deadlift or squats alone don’t? Or is the point the explosiveness? [0] https://youtu.be/UBc5N_-xdqo https://youtu.be/UBc5N_-xdqo
  - msy 2y ago
    The point is to use the explosive power of your legs to optimally throw & catch a very heavy thing over your head. It’s not designed specifically to work any particular muscle but test your overall capability. That said it’s much, much harder on core & shoulder stability in particular than either deadlifts or back squat. Or front squat for that matter.
  - alexchantavy 2y ago
    Oly lifts are humbling in that being able to squat or press a lot of weight doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to snatch a lot of weight because there’s so much technique training required. The explosiveness and the sense of timing is very hard to learn.
    - borski 2y ago
      Got it. Fascinating!
  - timacles 2y ago
    The point is to get a weight from the ground to above your head. There are no other physically possible ways to accomplish that except olympic lifts
  - maxioatic 2y ago
    Why… well, it’s a sport where you compete to lift the most weight. The other competition lift is the clean and jerk. For my old ass I do it because it’s so hard and the rest of my life is fairly soft. Waking up and getting beat down by some snatches (or occasionally having a great session) keeps me level headed in other areas of life, I guess. If you’re not a competitive weightlifter but still training explosiveness for other sports then you’re better off doing variations on the lifts. Like hang snatches, power cleans, power snatches, etc.
    - borski 2y ago
      Totally fair, all of it. Thanks for the explanation. When you put it as simply as “it’s about who can lift more weight,” my question looks dumb in retrospect, of course. It would be just as easy for someone to incredulously ask me why I love BJJ, despite being hypermobile and having a much higher chance of injury as a result. It’s about what you love. That’s why you do it. That makes perfect sense.
  - js2 2y ago
    It's an Olympic sport. Watch this compilation of Pyrros Dimas Olympic lifts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICfmC8z8oI&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICfmC8z8oI&t=6s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrros_Dimas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrros_Dimas
  - dshoemaker 2y ago
    To answer an aspect of your question that other commenters haven't addressed, the snatch works hip and shoulder mobility in a way that deadlifting and squats do not. The barbell is driven by the explosive hip hinge (unhinge?) directly up, so it is a departure from deadlift even if it looks like it would train the same muscles. Training your snatch lift in a non-competitive sense really exposes imbalances the lifter has. Your hesitance is really reasonable though, it's a non-trivial lift so coming into lifting completely new and trying to throw a snatch up isn't a very good idea.
    - borski 2y ago
      Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the explanation!
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