Staying Over the Bar in the Snatch & Clean: What, Why & How

[@chuckrestuccia743]

Greatest channel on the Tube. I miss the Instagram questions because you would answer but I had to leave it for mental health reasons

[@CatalystAthletics]

Yeah I should leave it for mental health reasons also but unfortunately it's part of my job.

[@KwisBwown]

Greatest channel on the Tube.

[@delespai5592]

Greg, I appreciate these videos so much. Short, concise, clear and so useful for clearing doubts. Big thanks

[@riccagiaco]

I love how straight to the points these videos are!

[@stevewonderlin5892]

Thanks again for all your doing

[@mountainlife2411]

Jam packed two minutes.

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

Thank you!

[@bevsquats9958]

Thanks for the video Greg! Can you do a video on “pushing thr bar back towards the legs” please? Many thanks!

[@CatalystAthletics]

Try this one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6jCgaOfmt9-q9k

[@MuhammadLaher]

Awesome breakdown and explanation. I am struggling to stay over the bar so end up exploding too early

[@melissaho6248]

This is great content. Thank you!

[@henrikgulyas]

Your content is amazing. Thanks for all the help you're providing!!

[@LiftHeavy]

excellent vid

[@munifzain2193]

Hi Greg can you do a video regarding an uneven snatch catching position? Thanks!

[@CatalystAthletics]

www.catalystathletics.com/article/2138/Ask-Greg-Awkward-Foot-Position-when-Receiving-Snatch-Clean/

[@katystrong9242]

Your videos are incredible! I have noticed in my snatch that as my hips begin the scoop to drive the bar upward, one or both of knees have a tendency to come together slightly (like I'm knock-kneed or something, it looks like they turn inwards slightly). How do I correct that movement? Do I need to? I don't do it in any other movement (squat, etc). I am a (unlucky) long leg/long femur types for reference. Thank you!

[@CatalystAthletics]

If you don't have that inward knee motion when squatting or anything else, it's unlikely to be a lack of hip strength/stability and more a product of your technical execution - in this case, you're probably easing up a bit on the leg drive as you transition into the second pull. Continue pushing through the floor with the legs throughout the pull - never back off that drive, only increase it as you accelerate for the final pull along with the hips.

[@jasonmartinko4133]

At the moment of bar-body contact, how does shoulder position with respect to the bar change as snatch weight increases from 50% to 95%+? Or am I complicating this unnecessarily? Is the goal simply to always maintain even weight distribution over the foot until the end of the second pull?

[@CatalystAthletics]

Yes you're over complicating it. Positions should be essentially the same at any weight, and balance always identical. Bar-body contact should occur approximately as trunk becomes vertical.

[@Bonekiller1007]

Does not staying over the bar long enough also cause a loopy bar path? (especially in the snatch)

[@CatalystAthletics]

Not necessarily but it can

[@juanortegatrainingtruck]

I bought your book and in one of the training sessions you told me Shoulder Extension, what would it be?

[@CatalystAthletics]

I don't know what you're referring to... I can't think of a time I've ever called anything a shoulder extension.

[@juanortegatrainingtruck]

@@CatalystAthletics so it is written: TUESDAYDeadlift snatch with pause in the air (hip): 5x2 OR Back Squat: 5 x 3 Shoulder Extensions: 5 x 5

[@CatalystAthletics]

@@juanortegatrainingtruck Do you have the spanish translation edition or something? I have to assume that's a not very good translation of whatever exercise name I actually wrote. Which program is it and I can probably figure it out

[@juanortegatrainingtruck]

@@CatalystAthletics Weightlifting complete guide for athletes and coaches Greg Everett Basic program for beginners.. page 273 week 1 day Tuesday

[@CatalystAthletics]

@@juanortegatrainingtruck So yes, it must be the Spanish edition because none of the 3 English editions even have a program on that page of the book. It is a push press (week 1) or snatch push press (week 2)

[@theegress3131]

Do you do remote coaching? If so, how could I become a client?

[@CatalystAthletics]

I don't do one-on-one remote coaching anymore - I only coach my competitive team lifters and I have a couple online teams through Train Heroic, which you can get a week free trial on here - marketplace.trainheroic.com/brand/catalystathletics

[@fmls8266]

I can't really do this, no matter how much I research on it or even try different cues. I just can't seem to keep the bar close past the knee in the clean, and that fucks up my pull greatly. The bar doesnt really naturally push backwards towards the body at all in my case.

[@CatalystAthletics]

The bar will not naturally move backwards - it naturally moves forward because it wants to hang directly below the shoulders. You have to actively force it to move and stay back, and you have to be strong enough to. See this - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3_PloSIqsSbrLs

[@resendez777]

Great info. I appreciate the video slow motion and pauses but the audio is too fast.

[@ronakvora7874]

The tall guy in the blue shirt. He starts to slightly open his hips the knee. So staying over isn’t necessarily the same exact back angle from floor to mid thigh correct?

[@CatalystAthletics]

No. It is approximate in reality, but a simple cue to avoid shifting too far over or opening hips too soon

[@ronakvora7874]

@@CatalystAthletics got it thank you very much!

[@mrthegreenapple]

Any good accessory excercises (apart from snatch & clean pulls) to develop the back strength to stay over the bar?

[@CatalystAthletics]

Yes, quite a few. See this for starters - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3_PloSIqsSbrLs Segment Pull - www.catalystathletics.com/exercise/315/Snatch-Segment-Pull/ Short pull - www.catalystathletics.com/exercise/478/Snatch-Short-Pull/ Halting DL - www.catalystathletics.com/exercise/186/Halting-Snatch-Deadlift/ To name a few.

[@MeinNameistCarlos]

Catalyst Athletics oh my god this is the best service I have ever seen on KZbin (or somewhere else)

[@Laglagpaddy]

Is this what it means to stay patient?

[@CatalystAthletics]

Generally yes, although sometimes it's referring to finishing the pull before moving under the bar.