John Curry came up with the idea of using each other as training partners in learning the snatch since we both have the goal of snatching a wheel (135 lbs). We met and got off to a good, if not modest start, Thursday evening.

After warming up with 3 rounds of the Burgener, John suggested we warm up further with drop snatches. I have only done them as empty bar warm-ups, so I was eager to add some weight. All were 3 reps: 45/65/85/95/45.

Moving on to the snatch itself, from the ground up, all sets were 3 reps: 45/45/45/65/65/65. What a tough lift, but it is great when it works! If you saw us, you would have laughed. In dire need of coaching, I’d say. But we DID have fun and you have to start somewhere, right?

We concluded with barbell Good Mornings at 5 reps each. 45/135/135/155.

We are going to see if we can make this a Thursday routine for a while.

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