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The factors limiting how much one can lift in the snatch vs the clean and jerk are different.
A snatch attempt will be failed if either of the following occur:
the bar is not pulled high enough for the lifter to get under it, or
the lifter fails to catch the bar with enough stability that they can stand up.
A clean and jerk attempt will be failed if any of ...
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He isn't.
If you tried to grab a bar in that position, you just wouldn't be able to, physics would object.
Even your first picture, I'd argue that he's not exactly "balanced" as I believe you mean it.
The snatch is a very explosive lift, it essentially goes from pulling a weight off the floor, to jumping with it, to catching it in a squat position, ...
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Ridigity is only one issue. Center of mass is the other, and unless such a contraption either has negligible mass, or has its center of mass in the plane of movement, it will induce additional torque at the point where the lifter grasps it. This torque may be large enough to cause significant discomfort if not outright injury. Even if your device could be ...
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I'm going to stop you in two places. First, this line:
I want to take a week or more off work, to weightlift everyday, and
increase my lifts as much as I can.
At maximum, and this is if you're on a great program, you'll gain 4%, tops. If you're an intermediate lifter (which I'm guessing your not just yet), you'll gain maybe 3%, tops.
I squat in the ...
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Why did many lifters of the past use to lower the bar in their clean/snatch whilst now they drop it?
Rubber "bumper" plates were not invented until 1967.1,2 Prior to that, only steel and iron plates were available, and dropping those from overhead would likely damage the equipment or platform.
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TL;DR: The "technique" consists of two primary things:
Keep your head far enough back.
Don't start the duck-under too early.
The head should be under the bar roughly at the bar's max height before coming out of the squat.
IMO looking at the bar is more likely to cause an accident: we hit what we focus on.
The bar/head clearance is generally ...
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So, firstly, its a difficult issue to find good information on, simply because bent arms or "pulling early" is such a common rookie mistake. Generally, bent arms are indicative that a lifter is trying to more or less reverse curl the bar into position RATHER than harnessing the explosion in the hips.
That said, there are plenty of very accomplished lifters ...
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From the point of a physicist, no, it would definitely not be the same. I cannot think of any position for that this would be stable, without taking much effort.
Above the head: Keeping the fancybar in a stable position above your head will need much of balancing out, since the bar will strive to a position with less potential energy, if you allow it. It ...
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Mike Burgener (Level 5 Senior International Weightlifting coach) uses the cue "Show your armpits" at the top of the snatch, meaning, as you suggest, you should put pressure on the bar as if bending the weights forward.
Also, you should always maintain active shoulders, meaning you use your muscles to lift the weight off of connective tissue. Shoulder blades ...
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In the snatch, horizontal motion of the bar must be limited to keep from losing it behind. The hip hinge is usually the cause of most horizontal motion. Keeping the hips low allows the lifter to explode more vertically using the legs as the main driver. Letting your hips shoot up in the pull off the floor can cause too much back engagement and an arched bar ...
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1: The main cues I recommend is thinking about aligning your hips and shoulders at the end of the pull. Hip extension and knee extension should be simultaneous and your glutes should reach full engagement right before you drop into a receiving position. Try high hang snatches (from the contact point) focusing on fully extending the hips and knees and ...
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It sounds like you've done a lot of solid research.
Your exercise selection and daily schedule looks sound. I'd personally switch incline bench with pull-ups, because 1) I have no desire to incline bench and 2) pull-ups would balance pulling with pushing exercises, which is desirable for a number of reasons, including shoulder health.
Your program's set/...
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