One of the tweaks my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I started training with him was to deliberately pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became extremely fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Similarly… Read More

One of the tweaks my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I first started training with him was to deliberately pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became incredibly fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Si… Read More

One of the tweaks my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I started training with him was to actively pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became incredibly fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Similarly, w… Read More

One of the changes my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I began training with him was to actively pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became extremely fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Similarly, whe… Read More

One of the adjustments my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I began training with him was to deliberately pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became extremely fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Simila… Read More