themarcoharder asked: Do you do a full squat when you snatch? I could power snatch 40 kg but when I tried doing a full squat under it, I always got off-balance. Could have been the shoes [I use Chucks] or just me not being coordinated or strong enough to pull it off.
Yeah, I do full snatches most of the time. I have an unfortunate tendency of getting freaked out and catching the snatch too damn high (in a power snatch), especially when the weight starts getting higher, which I’m currently trying to fix.
I’d recommend getting proper Oly shoes — the raised, super hard heel and extra ankle flexibility make overhead squats a lot more stable, especially under weight. I spent about a month and a half doing the Oly lifts in Merrell Pace Gloves, and I had a really hard time getting stable enough.
