Snatch
5 Explosive Leg Exercises that Will Unlock Your Performance
Explosive leg exercises take advantage of the stretch shortening cycle. This is a reflexive movement that has three stages. A counter movement or an...
What’s the Best Way to Organize My Workout?
Multiple times a week, I see athletes walk into the weight room, and within minutes they're doing an exercise that's supposed to be performed halfway through the workout. When I [...]
Are Olympic Lifts Right For You? Here’s How to Find Out
When talking to strength coaches, Olympic lifts can be one of the more polarizing topics. Many strength coaches swear by Olympic lifts as the greatest tool to enhance athletic performance, [...]
The Secret to Jumping Higher Without Any Jump Training
Just about every athlete wants to be able to jump higher. Having the best vertical jump is a desire that’s engrained in athletes from a very young age. Not only [...]
Build Figure Skating Power With The Dumbbell Split Snatch
If you have experience with figure skating or have been watching the Winter Olympics, you'll know the sport requires explosive power combined with the agility to land gracefully. This means [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Olympic Lifts: Starting Strong
This article is Part 1 of a series on coaching the Olympic lifts The Snatch and the Clean and Jerk are highly popular exercises in strength and conditioning programs around [...]
Build Super Strength with Just 2 Exercises
This workout is all about building strength through two great compound movements. The stars of this workout are the Dumbbell Snatch and Kettlebell Swing. We are looking to go heavy [...]
Cut the Catch: How Not Catching the Bar on Olympic Lifts Unlocks Greater Strength and Power
Athletes, regardless of sport, need power. Power is the ability to express strength quickly. It shows up in jumping, throwing, kicking, hitting, sprinting, starting/stopping and changing directions. In other words, [...]
How to Properly Use Olympic Lifting to Improve Sports Performance
There’s a good chance you will come across Olympic lifts in your training program in your athletic career—especially if you’re a football player or wrestler. Olympic lifts after all [...]
Snatch Exercise: Form Guide, Common Mistakes and Effective Variations
The Snatch exercise—and its variations—is among the most effective lifts for improving explosive power for athletes. It’s also one of the two lifts that athletes compete in at the Olympics—why [...]