Love how Alan listens and learns patiently without interrupting, letting Zack’s instruction take center stage the whole time. No ego, always learning more!
How dare you mock our lord Dr. Seedman. I have been doing eccentric focused bamboo kettlebell half half squats and my knees regrew after they exploded doing a set of "normal" squats.
so glad your building a relation with zack, his a good guy, ive watched him many times. Once in his video he forgot his shoes to the gym(basement/garage) and made a PR with flipflops, thats when i realised this dude is spartan af
Zach's "functional coach" imitation here was DEAD ON lol, I urge him to explore this more - perhaps consider a dedicated channel for that purpose. Beautiful work...
Great vid, super informative and perfect intro! Cliff notes if you like written stuff: 1) muscle snatch(strict, lead w elbows) 2) same as last but catch at top 3) hips back, pin bar, find toes, go 4) contact drill (set same as last, let bar come out, snap w arms and pull up and not in, let bar rattle, as you progress get into flow) 5) contact high pull>contact snatch>low(below knee)contact snatch 6)touch n go reps(top down, helps not yank) 7) eccentric reps(slowww down, grab bar, go, hips above knees, shoulders above hips, shoulders covering bar) Back and forth thru progression until 👌
As a college basketball and football player the power snatch, power clean, with atg squats and deadlifts were essential to my growth as an athlete I believe. As my lifts grew in these I performed better
I want to see the bloopers from the beginning of the video because there is no way "functional training center" didnt make you guys laugh. Also, the way you were able to take instruction and apply it, even after being as strong as you are and having experience with the snatch is incredible. Also the Kennedy callout lololo I love it
Zack you have a depth of perspective and sarcasm that resonates! Well done calling out the poseurs. Anything to avoid heavy weights seems to be the order of the day, as well as avoiding full range of motion. Let’s replace a complex movement with an even more complicated circus trick! Always look forward to you videos. And totally agree that Mr Thrall shows his character in his respect and attention to instruction - he takes as well as he gives (in previous post where he trains Zack in strongman movements
Dude I literally have been pondering this question since yesterday. Thank you. I’ve recently been adding these to my programming and they’ve helped with my power clean a ton, I find the PS easier to learn than the PC. This video answered all my questions about it.
Lol at the intro and the Clarence Kennedy callout. Also just wanted to point out how good of a student you are, I see a lot of people host others on youtube but they won't stop talking over them. Respect
Thanks to both of you, I was afraid to try power snatch because it looked so hard so I did only power C+J but now when I tried these drills I found out its actually not that hard!
I cannot thank you enough for all the information i got from this channel i learn how to squat ,deadlift (not perfect but enough to start and progress) and now i wanna move barbell faster .
Being so coachable is a mark of a true master. Always a student of their craft. Would love to train with these guys. It'd be worth the trip to Sac. lol
I learned to clean wrong and to snatch right. I've gotten along with the power and squat snatch a lot more than any clean I've done. I don't enjoy the clean, but I'm falling in love with the snatch
This progression is great !!¡ I am just a begginer and it 's been really helpful . Could you make another one on the clean ? Zack and you are very good together
Great stuff, totally agree about power snatch vs power clean. Power cleans might be easier to learn, but power snatches are just so much more enjoyable to me.
Hey Alan! Love your videos. just a quick suggestion regarding coaching and how to videos. I personally think it would be a lot more beneficial to see someone like Zach teaching a more beginner/intermediate lifter rather than yourself, as you're noticeably more experienced and are able to get into positions much easier.
This is a great example of how people of the left or left based try to argue with the right or right based all the way to 3:45, very accurate. But I've been doing a lot more Snatches and Cleans and that has made me more explosive on Squats, Deadlifts and Push Press.
This is a fantastic video, great coach and student. I have been doing the typical powerlifting movements for over a year now and I am finding myself massively interested in weightlifting. It is quite a bit more technical and without a coach I've been struggling to get the confidence/know how to give it a shot. I shall be practicing the power snatch at the gym tomorrow!
Thanks for putting this kinda stuff up. I drive a truck so my "functional movement facility" is limited to a barbell and some bands. Although I may add an amazon mobile squat rack... Aka blunt guillotine. Just gotta figure out how to modify it so I don't die. After 5 years of sitting for 14hrs a day it's caught up. And I'm pushing 40 years old. So... Again thanks for this type of content. I'm 2 months into eating food I make (harder than you might think on a truck) 1 month into lifting and one month into TRT. I feel like a completely different person.
Squating is so natural to human that if you for example try to plant seeds you body automatically will squat to lowest point for practical reasons,i have never seen my dad plant seeds while being above parallel cause it's not practical.
I've always liked power snatches, but haven't been programming it in much lately due to my current gym lacking bumper plates. Anyway, the point of contact had been inconsistent for me and just the other day I was working in some one arm barbell snatches and it just aligned perfectly for me as I shifted away from the mindset of shooting my hips forward and focused more on accelerating upwards through triple extension, which naturally brings the bar in contact with the hip when the timing is right. I haven't been back to see how this translate to the regular two-handed variant, but over the years has noticed when it felt right and when I was simply brute strengthing it up. Think my hand position my be hindering me as the bar may not be at the right height during my second pull, but that's something I'll have to work on next time I hit the gym.
Regarding 22:10 I've also seen the perspective that if you are strong, but not technically proficient in the snatch, it can be a good idea to do the snatch after the major strength movements, because that way the exercise can be physically challenging with a load that is under the lifter's *technique* max.
