The Power of the KB Snatch

Greetings, KB & Coffee Lovers,

Today was a brief KB Snatch workout, only 10 minutes long to do, but a great choice for brief and powerful workouts to get done.

I followed the 20/10 work/rest pattern for each side, 20 seconds got me 7 reps per set, so in all, it was 140 reps total.

I used the 35# kettlebell since it has been a long time since I did a snatch workout alone.

Snatch workouts are a great choice for total body power generation and control at the top.  To take it from the bottom of a swing, all the way above your head in a 'pull & punch' action, you need to generate some force to get the kettlebell up there safely. The stopping you must do to catch the KB just right also helps your body learn how to control forces put on your body.

Cleans and Snatches with KB's are great choices to teach your body to control an outside force. These powerful and violent actions can be tamed and controlled with good practice.  I love these two exercises for both generating power in athletes and also teaching them how to control that power.

Sports can be a series of violent, quick actions to control and its one of the reasons many athletes break down and get injured, in my opinion. The body should be trained and challenged to control and generate such actions. Kettlebells can do this in such a unique way that can easily be taught and administered.

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Coffee this morning is the BPC option, once again.

10 oz OG Royal Brewed

1 tbsp. organic butter

1 tbsp. organic coconut oil

BPC and KB's are becoming a great combo I'm loving each morning.  Get your own OG Royal Brewed or some OG Black Gold premium coffee (tastes much better than the stuff in the stores!) at my KB & Coffee Shop - http://tinyurl.com/kbcoffee

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Swing & Sip!
Coach Rick

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