Snatch - PP1

Snatch Progression *Grip and Hand Placement* - Use a Hook Grip (Thumb under fingers) and your hands should outside the ring on the bar (bar should be at the waist when standing straight up) 1. Do an RDL into Power Position 1 (MEANS LOWER THE BAR TO ABOVE THE KNEE WHILE KEEPING SHINS VERTICAL). Keep Your Back Straight or Slightly Arched. Keep your eyes fixed on something about 30 degrees down. 2. Explode the bar up using your hips! Fast and Violent Hip movement (Don't swing your shoulders back). 3. Keep the arms loose and allow the bar to drive above the head and your elbows locks out. 4. By the time you catch the bar, you should be in your overhead squat position. When the catch is secure, stand up with the bar still overhead. When you are standing, bring the bar down to the ground. **Key Points** -Keep the Bar Close to your body! The bar can brush off the top of your thigh when you explode the bar up as long as you keep it CLOSE! -If you hit your hip bone, you are pulling the bar with your arms or swinging with your back (No-No).