Listen to Weightlifting Talk episode 4. Jon North, Donny Shankle and Kevin Cornell provide some solid training information.
- tapering before a meet, or not
- hurting the pubis bone – over time it will become numb, put a pad in your shorts, push the bar back into the hips surprisingly is not supposed, probably hitting too low -> stay over the bar longer, if you can’t widen your grip more because of the collars introduce a slight arm bend
- beginners shouldn’t power snatch, do full lifts, get used to the bottom position, 20 snatches in 20 minutes, bring the bar back (chest bump drill)
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