Snatch Drills (Unloaded Skill)

Snatch Drills are a very important part of your skill development and maintenance of technique. It is a little be like thai-chi for weightlifting. They should be performed slowly and purposefully, developing your awareness in all the key positions in the lift.

Press Behind Neck

A very simple exercise, but is vital to get right. It should be balanced on the traps, in a position where it would be balance with or without the use of your hands. The technique is to squeeze the bar off the shoulders into a locked out position over head. Elbows should always be directly under the bar. The movement should be smooth and relatively effortless. Being able to do this well, demonstrates a good level of structural balance and health of the shoulder and surrounding joints. 

If it isn't then you should look at doing some assistant exercises to work on that. Have a look at our Program Library for ideas or contact one of our Coaches for assistance.

Push Press Behind Neck

Snatch Rotations

Pull Throughs

Muscular Snatch

Over Head Squat

Press Under

Snatch Balance

Roll Under

Snatch from Hip

Snatch from Knee

Snatch from Mid Shin