Heavy Weights: Let your speed be the variable

In this article we want to discuss a concept that may seem obvious at first glance and yet it is an area where mistakes are made frequently. The issue we want to address is how an athlete should attack progressively loading heavier weights on a bar in the Snatch and Clean in a given workout. As an athlete loads heavier weight on a barbell, the bar cannot continue to be accelerated using the same force or achieve the same peak velocity. For example, Spencer Moorman cannot pull 160kg with the same speed as he can pull 100kg. Therefore we must have an approach and a strategy to counter this slower bar speed as he makes progressively heavier attempts.

Strength training, Olympic WeightliftingLeah RhodesAugust 12, 2015Speed, Speed Under The Bar, Pulling Under The Bar, Clean Pull, Snatch Pull, Snatch, Clean & Jerk, Weightlifting, Training, Coaching