Kettlebell Snatch

22 Aug

Kettlebell Snatch

10 minutes, as many reps as you can get. Switch hands at 5 minutes.

We introduced the the kettlebell snatch for Thursday’s workout. For endurance snatching, technique and efficiency of movement is of utmost importance to achieving higher scores with heavier kettlebells. Your last rep should look like your first rep in quality and energy used.

The swing for the kettlebell snatch is different than a straight arm swing. Instead of keeping the arm straight on the upswing, you need to pull the elbow back, initiating at the shoulder, and keep it much closer to you. This will create the second “pop” on the bell and start to send it upwards. The first pop being the hips.

Straight Swinging – notice the braced back position that we are all so trained to do.

Fluid swing – notice how Scott “rolls” with the kettlebell and absorbs the momentum. He is shifting the load into his glutes and hams, recycling the kettlebell’s momentum as much as possible to charge up his glutes and hams, and then into the swing.