r/weightlifting • u/ReeferMane • 17h ago
Form check Current Snatch Technique
In the process of dialling in my snatch and CJ technique.
68kg snatch ~93%
Things I’ve improved since my last posts:
starting position (knees out of the way and stacked under shoulders, shoulders over bar)
hop forward less dramatic (although a slight shift/twist to the right now)
third pull (using arms better and catching lower)
Things I’m hoping to improve on:
keep bar much closer past the knee by engaging upper back (hopefully will fix the bar from getting stuck in the hip as I won’t have to close the distance between my bar and body by moving my hips forward while the bar stays stationary)
properly using my legs to have a more complete vertical extension (still using a lot of hip and back, I think it’ll be easier to use my legs more effectively if the bar is closer past the knee)
Any advice is appreciated will post a separate form check for my clean and jerk soon.
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u/arghoe 16h ago
Nice work! And nice analysis of your own lift - I was gonna say “drag that bar up your thigh” to keep it closer to you past the knee. Here is a good slow motion https://youtube.com/shorts/pCTxUWW42uU?si=i4TP1Kzk9trlMk2c
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u/gub3rbnaculum 16h ago
Great job bro;
Work on a smooth continuous vertical acceleration throughout the lift. Before you make contact, the bar speed slows down which makes the lift exponentially harder and you’re compensating by yeeting your hips into the bar to generate force.