A New (and Better) Way To Snatch

The kettlebell snatch is a pretty intimidating exercise.

But once you get it, holy crap, it’s pretty powerful – both in execution and the results you get from a steady & consistent dose of snatches.

This is why I based my ReCOMP Program around the kettlebell snatch.

The good thing is that there’s a new (and better) way to learn to how to snatch.

Back in mid-August my wife completed and achieved her StrongFirst Level 1 Certification in Montreal, Canada.

Over the weekend I was able to reconnect with some of my SFG colleagues and we got to nerd out a bit.

Jon Engum (he’s a big deal the in KB world) and I got to talking and he showed me some new stuff.

Turns out we can make the snatch transition a lot smoother (and less “wrist bang-y”) by just adjusting a couple of coaching cues and modifying a couple of drills…

…specifically how you SWING the kettlebell prior to getting it over your head.

I tried it myself and it completely made sense.

And then I filmed a series of videos showing this to a few newer 1-on-1 clients and it seemed to “click” a lot faster than the old way I taught it.

So I did you a solid and put those videos into a mini-workshop below.

Just a word of warning… this page is still pretty raw. I wanted to get it out to you fast, so there aren’t many bells & whistles.

I’ll be adding to the page as the days/weeks go by.

But the videos are pretty clear on how to do the drills and apply them to your training, so I know you’ll still get a lot out of them.