any benefit to DB snatches

42gunz · 12-17-2007, 01:14 PM

any benefit to DB snatches ? does any one do them? if you do where do you fit them into your work out?

**WaRz0n3** · 12-17-2007, 02:16 PM

I'll do Kettlebell snatches on my bench day for a compound tri lift.

42gunz · 12-17-2007, 04:54 PM

what are they good for

**WaRz0n3** · 12-17-2007, 05:29 PM

EDIT: damn, i was thinking about kettlebell swing and presses not snatches. long day :(

A snatch is leg driven. The upperbody only stabalizes the weight.

roccodart440 · 12-19-2007, 09:16 AM

I'd like to see a video of a kettlebell snatch.

I do kettle bell swings on back day.

42gunz · 12-19-2007, 01:59 PM

YouTube - Kettlebell Snatch

kettlebell snatch vid

**under construction** · 12-19-2007, 03:49 PM

this type of training looks great for strong explosive training Im surprised more MMA guys dont train this way.

42gunz · 01-03-2008, 12:49 PM

well i decided to mix in some db snatches into my workout.... to answer my own question. i guess i could say....i really felt it in the leg drive, almost like plyometrics. i didnt really feel anything in the upper body. it was my first time and i put up 80's pretty easily. i hope to do a real snatch soon, and incorporate them into my work outs

blue524432 · 01-03-2008, 10:19 PM

I always did Db Snatches and barbell snatches as a warm up before I did Power Cleans or Dead lifts, I did this for around 3 months and my clean went from 295-330. I found that the DB Snatches warmed me up really good before my hard lifts.

**Cork** · 01-04-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 42gunz

i hope to do a real snatch soon, and incorporate them into my work outs

Be sure to practice with light weight first and gain a sense of balance with the weight, otherwise it could be pretty embarrassing... not like I'm talking from personal experience or anything.

blue524432 · 01-04-2008, 05:36 PM

Never do more than 6 reps for db snatches if you are doing it for power, I tried them with high reps and you get so fatigued after 6 that it is very hard to keep form.

42gunz · 01-04-2008, 05:44 PM

thanks for the advice

**ZiR RED** · 01-20-2008, 08:51 PM

Dumbell snatches require a great deal of back strength along with hip strength. Depending on what you are training for, they could be incorporated into a deadlift dominant or squat dominant day.

When I do them, I do them on my deadlift dominant day.

Br

**mabo** · 01-21-2008, 09:12 AM

Can't say I really do 1 arm dumbbell snatches very often. If I do them it tends to be on an off day when I'm doing grip and odd lifts.

I have terrible technique, but they're a lot of fun.

If I were going to train them regularly I'd probably do them on my events day, before stones. But we tend to just practice WOB instead.

42gunz · 01-22-2008, 12:44 PM

got 100's up... tell you what , i can really feel it in my lower lats. i guess they are firing to support the weight at the top. i am going to keep them in my program along with hang cleans