What's The Deal With Andrei Aramnau's Snatch? Ft. Andrei's Thoughts

[@Tua_reg]

To translate the part about the plates @ 14:47 : he is saying you have to do vertical jumps onto plates, 4 rounds of 10 reps

[@sikastrength]

Awh i was thinking that but asking about squats I assumed it wasn't that. Thank you.

[@artjomdashko3888]

Not vertical jumps. Just standard box jumps, 10 reps 4 sets. As I was trained with him early on, I can tell you that he also emphasises landing hard when you do the box jumps, to replicate the landing of the feet in the classic lifts. He would always cue "stomp" for forceful receiving of the bar.

[@benjamingrunberg7807]

Not box squat!! BOXJUMP!!

[@Yupppi]

Would be fun to hear about Toshiki Yamamoto. I feel like he might become even stronger after he finally had time to get a steel bar inside his shin. He's a character for sure, an icon inspiring japanese to become weightlifters. He doesn't speak english, but he has a guy who makes his videos who talks good english and translates, even translated a video chat between him and Tian Tao. Of course you probably know his content from a while back since you're friends with Clarence and he also mentioned Toshiki in his videos. The 200kg squat for reps became a sort of phenomenon among powerlifters I heard after his videos. The most intriguing thing about him to me is the training, how in Japan apparently the coaches don't have a keen eye on your training, you basically decide on your training yourself. Torokhtiy would be fun too, he is such a character these days and speaks english.

[@benjamingrunberg7807]

Try Dmitry Lapikov! He seems like a nice guy! One of the best snatch technique ever! He did 180 kg×5 , 210×2, 215 without straps and 217 with straps.(bodyweight 130kg). Funny story, when he did 210× 2 there were a masseur that been there since sovjet time and he said " I have seen Pisarenko, Kurlovich, Zaharevish snatch 210×1 but 210×2, that has never happend, Dima thank you for that😂 And what lifters think about before the lift! There is a video on Klokovs youtube where Lapikov tries to teach a russian bodybuilder to snatch and he explains that you must curl the wrists and not use your arms, only legs and traps. He even critiques Oleksiy Torokhtiy that he teaches to use the arms.

[@hayden2307]

doing one of these with akbar djuraev would be awesome. great video

[@sikastrength]

He'd be sick to do

[@WonderrDogg]

Great video! Would love to see one with Klokov and maybe an interview?🤔

[@matthewmckee6289]

have you thought of doing one with Nathan Damron? His lifting is so damn nice, but for whatever reason he seems pretty underrated as far as US lifters go.

[@schinza]

I don’t think he’s underrated, he just hasn’t popped off in terms of lifting until I’d say this past year when he started at cal strength. He’s probably the best senior male lifter in the US rn

[@matthewmckee6289]

@@schinza I suppose you are right, he’s definitely made crazy progress as of late. I just rarely see people talking about him.

[@ojmay...]

He has some amazing technique

[@nolanhauck9390]

Yes do nathan

[@BO2Letsplay]

I remember when he got annoyed after Sincraian gave him advice on one of his lifts on Insta lol

[@Bertone4884]

Finallyyyy been literally looking every day for this one lads

[@fitdev1291]

Not only i am Russian, but i have been training with him online off and on last year and a half, and went to train with him for a week in Belarus. So, if you send me what he said in Russian, although i can probably tell you everything he says as is 🤣, I'll translate into English better. P.s. i still can't lift like him🤣.

[@abadran8174]

Andrei, and I've been saying this for 10 years now, is my favorite lifter of all time when it comes to technique. His snatch is the best in history, in my opinion.

[@jakesimpson8952]

I think klokov would respond

[@sikastrength]

Be awesome if he did

[@eugeneteoh1]

Italian lifters seem to also emphasise pushing their knees out in pulls. I have tried that out, and it seems helpful as I struggle to keep my back in a neutral position. It also lets me be more aware of the bar pulling me forward (hips rising too fast). However, I'm not sure about this for squats. Do you think it's perhaps an over-emphasis of this for squats? It would be cool for you to interview some of the Italian lifters like Nino.

[@-TK-]

Its great for balance in the pull but for me its at the expense of bar speed.

[@sikastrength]

I'd love to do someone in the Italian system but I'm not sure about the English level because I don't speak Italian 🤣

[@RedlicherChrist]

@@sikastrength u want some help for that? I can speak italian and write with a lot of mistakes (but surely they will be able to speak english)

[@joe718gt4]

I only move my knees out on the squat when I reach a sticking point on the way up

[@alejandromagnobarrasa9244]

You dropped off hand comments about talking to him. I think you had an interview with him. I hope this is it. We Appreciate all the work you guys.

[@andrew98115wl]

I tried the knees pushing out thing some years ago. The lift felt smoother on lighter weights (40/60) but if I remember correctly, I didn't have the strength to do it at heavier weights (90ish)

[@xmikexthexwizardx]

Thought about kneezout in pull today. All i can say is it made me feel like a cool and strong meatball like andrei. But honestly i felt more balanced so maybe iz good cue

[@andrew98115wl]

When doing a nice tight smooth snatch, it's always best to spread the knees as much as possible, grip your bar tight, drive deep inside the snatch and have a good explosion! 🙂

[@baseballcrank]

Sikastan Ministry of Investigations

[@sikastrength]

And technological advancement 🤌

[@eloiishya]

Much appreciated for this video!!

[@sikastrength]

I'm not even sure im saying his second name right anymore 😕 There's a second lifter from Belarus I have talked to.. any guesses?

[@PPRhydon]

andrei rybakou?

[@OLV_Music]

Petr Asayonak?! I know how much you like him..

[@artjomdashko3888]

It's "Aryamnov"; that's the closest transliteration to how his name actually sounds.

[@pannonianfit1582]

@@OLV_Music that petr is rock solid in his technique I would say one of the best right know, to bad his total is 20-30 short of the best

[@alexandersibirkin8311]

yes, 10 reps , 4 sets, high jumps on plates. Andrei is also really hard teaching to use your calves, as “it is a very big and strong/useful” muscle. If you look at his first pull, you always see his heel coming of the floor, just before the knee transition (usually the left one more than the right), this is probably not only because of his brutal knees out thing but also because his balance is a bit more towards the toes to feel the calves from the beginning on. He talks about this in some Russian clips whereas some other Russian Olympians (like berestov) do teach the complete opposite, quotation berestov-> “calves never actively work and the toe stand comes automatically because of extension, ”

[@tomtom-cn7qc]

Hey guy great breakdown of Armnaus lifting , Can you look at a tall lifter at some point to highlight some key things to work on ...perhaps Vasil Gospodinov (BUL) he is tall and was a 94kg and 105kg lifter who did well at Euro champs a few years back . Great content as always lads .

[@sikastrength]

kzbin.info/aero/PLahZ76fpp61iGY3ccrRd9GSLq-uhTJKjm Previous episodes!

[@smolboyi]

Twisting knees out is what helped me get my pr. I think the after knees que may be better though..

[@Dementia.Pugilistica]

280kg BTN power snatch grip jerk?! What the actual fuck?!

[@sikastrength]

Yeah, the fact that there's 240x3 on video makes it super believable

[@alexcreedon7183]

Milko Tokola would be interesting regarding mentality and keeping energy up during training

[@sikastrength]

How to be intense by Milko Tokola 🤣

[@toximan2008]

@@sikastrength Please God above

[@chadbird2924]

Love this series

[@nathj8390]

Peak sika video! Thanks

[@ryankeaney8584]

Talk to Rob Kabbas he won a Silver medal for Australia at the Olympics and could put you in touch with a bunch of lifters from that era

[@danielmtz9260]

went to a klokov seminar and he said KNEES OUT for about a million times

[@casefarley5744]

Loved this.

[@sakaue]

Norik Vardanyan and Alex Lee were two very technically proficient american lifters from a bit ago. Lee still lifts, I don't know about Vardanyan though.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

I've seen Norik do some lifts on Insta recently

[@sikastrength]

Both are pretty slick lifters 🏋️‍♂️

[@sakaue]

@@sikastrength oh god ignore my name i chose it when i was 12

[@nolanhauck9390]

Nathan Damron pls

[@thebeyonder4113]

Need an analysis of Zakarevich's Snatch

[@benjamingrunberg7807]

Yes! He had so narrow grip!

[@andrew98115wl]

Isn't it 'nau' in Belarusian and 'nov' in Russian?

[@benjamingrunberg7807]

Hes technique is very special and unique compared with other guys like Klokov and Berestov. There are a lot of videos on his KZbin where he explains his technique ( but in Russian). There are even videos where he arguments with Klokov and Berestov about technique😂 Basically the bar is going in a straight line not even touching the shins and he using his back (high hips) to make a very powerful contact. Klokov and Berestov use more legs and not so much contact. Mikhail Koklyaev said ones that if you have long legs, like himself and Klokov, Berestov and Lapikov its very hard to snatch from a low start and you need to take alot of drugs to pull that of😂

[@masudshah7405]

Try sohrab

[@dagr6048]

everyone I'd want insight from is from the 80s lol. I wonder if Zlatan Vanev or would respond. or if you could get a hold of zakharevich somehow. Kurlovich's secrets died with him :(

[@sikastrength]

Kurlovich is dead???

[@haczabim]

It's great to talk to athletes, but I'd be moreinterested in you guys talking with their coaches about training

[@hardcorejacob]

Do Clarence Snatch

[@masudshah7405]

Try artem okulov

[@Meritokratiabest]

Ask Pyrros Dimas!

[@Scott-zh5ip]

So good

[@nickkorchinski1164]

Ian Wilson

[@Steve1980]

What ever happened Clarence Kennedy?

[@masudshah7405]

Only thing that would be better is if you'd asked their doping protocol hehe

[@fightinggod3168]

I speak Russian. Contact me (Konstantin on Daire's list of 1-on-1s) and I'll help you out with the translations as much as possible.

[@DredFulProductions]

280kg WHAT

[@sikastrength]

Yup 🤣