MikeTheBear
Level 6 Valued Member
I remember back when Pavel wrote his article on the Smolov squat routine he recommended doing a lift that was a popular warm up of Russian weightlifters called the "protyazhka" which Pavel translated as a "long pull." In PttP Professional Pavel described the lift as follows "A protyazhka is a snatch without any knee dip whatsoever." It's actually a muscle snatch without making contact with the body - a "one pull" muscle snatch if you will.
In Russian it's called протяжка рыв or protyazhka ryv.
Here is Aleksey Torokhtiy demonstrating the lift. He adds an overhead squat. Aleksey simply calls it a muscle snatch. He adds the lift to his programs not just as a warm up but as part of the main workout, which I found interesting.
This is a cool and fun lift to do. You will really feel this in your lower back but in a good way. Add the overhead squat to it and it becomes a conditioning drill.
In Russian it's called протяжка рыв or protyazhka ryv.
Here is Aleksey Torokhtiy demonstrating the lift. He adds an overhead squat. Aleksey simply calls it a muscle snatch. He adds the lift to his programs not just as a warm up but as part of the main workout, which I found interesting.
This is a cool and fun lift to do. You will really feel this in your lower back but in a good way. Add the overhead squat to it and it becomes a conditioning drill.