Hello! I’ve been reading as much as possible on this forum(especial the FAQ megathread) before posting much, just trying to absorb as much knowledge as possible. Anyway, I figured it was time to introduce myself and post a video of my snatch technique to see what kind of progress I’m making. I’ve been training with hardstyle kettlebell methods for several years now, I’ve read most of the Dragon Door publications, and I even went to the first Hardstyle Ventura workshop to get some hands-on instruction. I’m primarily self-trained, however, cycling between ETK and RTK protocols periodically. I usually use video-feedback to compare myself with the ETK and RTK videos. Anyway, this video here is my first real set of snatches since coming back from a shoulder injury(I tweaked the supraspinatus tendon where it attaches right under the middle deltoid; I was trying to do a bent press with the 40kg bell for the first time, and it was just too much of a leap over bent pressing the 32kg bell), and I wanted to see what some real experts had to say about my form. I haven’t done any upper-body work since the shoulder injury, and I feel like my shoulder mobility is lacking. Looking at this video, I think I’m artificially getting shoulder mobility by puffing out my chest and losing the abdominal brace at the lockout. Let me know what you think…
Thanks,
Robert Bannerman
