Topic: Videos: feedback on snatch and C+J technique.

[Eamonn Flanagan]

Attached are two videos. The first is a video of three snatches, 2 missed and 1 successful lift in the 65-70kg range. The second video is of 3 clean and jerks (1 missed, 2 successful lifts) in the 85-95 kg range.

Any feedback on the technical aspects of this lifter's lifts would be much appreciated.

A couple of questions also:

In snatch is the lifter's foot position too wide when receiving the bar? If so, any recommendations on how this could be rectified?

Secondly, in the clean and jerk, is the lifter fully extending in the clean? If not, any recommendations on how this could be acheived while still retaining the lifters good speed under the bar?

Thanks in advance.

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[Pete_Stewart]

Snatch: His right foot does seem to be positioned quit far out in the bottom of the squat snatch.

I think he needs to drive more with the legs and keep his ass down in the early stages of the snatch pull.  In some of the clips he also has a tendency to look at the ground when in the squat position meaning the bar is more likely to come forward. Try looking straight ahead.

C&J:  Power Cleans and Hang Power Cleans would get the lifter to fully extend with the bar.  Sometimes at lower weights I do a power clean (height), hang clean (speed under bar) and then a full clean (full movement).

Is it just the camera angle or does the bar always seem to be sitting at a slant when he comes out of the clean with the (lifters) left hand side of the bar slightly further down.

BTW, J Kelly sent out forms for the Ulster Open.  Did your club receive these.  I can get him to send you the email if you did not.

[Eamonn Flanagan]

Is it just the camera angle or does the bar always seem to be sitting at a slant when he comes out of the clean with the (lifters) left hand side of the bar slightly further down.

BTW, J Kelly sent out forms for the Ulster Open.  Did your club receive these.  I can get him to send you the email if you did not.

No it is not just the camera angle. When he comes out of the clean the bar does indeed slant to the lifters left hand side. He has a hard time keeping the elbow up on the left side due to a previous, serious shoulder injury.

No I havent heard any word about the ulster open. I will PM you my email address, would appreciate if you could then get JK to send me the email.

Thanks Peter.

[Matt Foreman]

The biggest problem I see here is the movement of the head.  Prior to jerking, he stretches his head down to look at his feet.  This will round the shoulders forward a little and let the bar sink down towards the chest.  Stop looking at the feet.
 
And when he catches snatches, his head ducks forward and looks at the ground, which pulls everything forward and leads to misses.  It should stay level with the eyes forward.  I would say fixing these two problems would be a big help.

[JOHN BROZ]

I agree with Matt.  The head position is very important.  The body follows the head.  Why doesn't he go all the way into the hole in the snatch?  He stops around parallel.  When he can go all the way down and sit comfortably with the bar fixed overhead this will determine where the feet should be in the receiving position.  The clean pull is shortened too.  Try muscle cleans to finish the movement.