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Comparison of 4 different snatch set-ups.

Good set-ups are ones that allow the bar to (most naturally as the athlete stands) come sweeping in towards and then up the body bringing the barbell over the back half of the foot.

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Some cool assistance exercises for the snatch with demonstration by Ursula’s lifter, Thomas Lower. Thomas will be competing at The American Open this December as an 85kg lifter.

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Spending the weekend down in Austin, Texas with Ursula Garza Papandrea of Weightlifting Wise.

Ursula is the only woman to attain the status of Senior International Coach with the USAW and is a 5 time world team member between 1992-1996.

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A few days ago, I posted a photo comparison of 4 different clean set-ups. The question that punched through consistently was, “which one is the best?” My answer to that is all of them and none of them. One mold will not fit all, and a better question posed by friend, @wilfleming, was “what are the commonalities you see?”

How really strong ballerinas warm-up for their…

Ballerina: @dancefightlift

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FuBarbell (@DianeFu) and Freestyle Connection (@carlpaoli) are coming together to give away a pair of Men’s size 8 #ReebokCrossFit Lifter Plus weightlifting shoes for free!

Rules are simple:

1. Show us your best/favorite Olympic weightlifting maneuver in your Halloween costume.

2. #FuBarHalloween

We’ll pick and announce our favorite photo/video by tomorrow. This giveaway is on Instagram only so if you don’t have an account and want to participate, sign up and follow us!

Be safe and have a Happy Halloween!

Comparison of 4 different clean set-ups. Interesting points of observation are variations in stance, grip width and shoulder orientation over the barbell affecting torso inclination.

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I am shocked! We have had over 130K views, over 1K shares and over 10K downloads in just 24 hours!

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Great vibe today at CrossFit SkyBox for the clean&jerk workshop. Reports of up to a 30lbs PR were reported today from our snatch workshop just last month! What a great way to spend a Sunday. Can’t wait till our last installment next month.

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