Dreaded Snatch
Christine
Uberti
TRAINING TIP 051130:
The Dreaded Snatch
Nope. I'm not going to tell you to rent a scary porn flick.
This is a tidy little move to help you get over the fear of
attempting the KB snatch. I learned this from Mike Mahler at
his seminar earlier this month. I've been hanging around Mike
for more than 3 years and I still learn something new every
time I see him. The move is called, the "J swing".
Mastering the snatch involves pulling the bell out of the trajectory
of the swing and guiding it over your head. My good friend,
Rob Lawrence, calls it "taming the arc." Instead of
following the bell in a wide swing out, over your head and then
letting it pull your arm behind you, try this:
Practice swinging the bell and directing it to the hip level,
then chest level, then eye level. Once you can control that,
swing to eye level and the pull the bell towards your ear. Please
be careful. Use your intelligence and please don't punch yourself
in the mouth. Push the KB back out and continue with the downward
phase of the swing. This will create an upside down 'J' trajectory.
Give the J swing a try. Pretty soon, you will have more control
over the bell and can direct it to the full snatch without fear
or dread.
Christine Uberti is a clinical research
consultant, musician and writer. She is a certified kettlebell
instructor through Pavel Tsatsouline and Dragon Door and has
a CSCS certification through the NSCA. Christine studied yoga
and pranayama with Swami Yogiraj V. Subrahmanya Bua for 8 years.
www.refinedclinicalresearch.com