Old Forum Heavy Snatch

[Amiketa]

Greetings ladies and gents,

For me at BW 73kg Heavy Snatching is 32 kg 5x 5/5.

Is it good replacement for Pressing.

I know that is different kind of exercise but can be use like additional exercise for heavyer pressing?

Thanks

 

[katzelff]

Totally different movements.  Press slow.  Snatch fast. momentum should not be used in the press! Defeats it's purpose

 

 

[Mark Limbaga]

heavy getups would be closer to heavier pressing

 

[Rob Lawrence]

Hold on there. I have noticed that there is definitely a disinhibition effect from doing heavy snatches. This effect won't generally help you press heavier, but it will potentially add reps with a weight you can already press. For example, at one point about eight years ago I snatched 100 reps with 32kg in 5:00. After catching my breath  and resting 10 minutes, I banged out high reps of presses with 32kg on each side, 6-7 each, crushing my PRs. This seems to be some kind of immediate effect rather than a long-term training effect, maybe a stress response.

 

[Amiketa]

Anyone had some experience with heavy snatching?

I know that is different movement than press.At the some point you have to punch thru and that is the same point where is the sticky point

Maybe I am wrong .

 

[Mattsirpeace]

Heavy snatches really didn't help my presses.  I just got some overuse in the back of my shoulders.  Pavel has a blog post called "Bench to Kettlebell Press More" and Rif has a thread on pursuing the 1/2 bodyweight kettlebell press.  I did make progress by doing partial tricep extensions from the kettlebell press lockout position.