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Snatch Chat is the podcast for Olympic lifters who love throwing weight overhead and want to understand the sport without the fluff or technical waffle.No geeky coach talk, just clear, simple answers to real questions lifters ask.Each week covers community Q&A plus special…
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Why More CrossFit Classes Won't Fix Your Snatch and Clean & Jerk | Olympic Weightlifting Coaching | Snatch Chat Ep 40 (opens the original)
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Feeling stuck with your snatch and clean and jerk no matter how many CrossFit classes you do? You are not alone. In this episode of Snatch Chat, Coach Connor sits down with Maria, a lifter who went from a frustrated CrossFitter with a 25kg snatch to a 52kg snatch in just 10 months of focused Olympic weightlifting coaching. She was training five to six days a week, seriously strong, but her lifts would not budge. One correction here, another there, no real follow up, and the constant worry of get
Scared To Go Heavy? How To Rebuild Confidence In The Snatch & Clean And Jerk | Snatch Chat Ep 39 (opens the original)
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Missed badly in front of everyone and now every heavy attempt feels like a gamble? In this Snatch Chat Q&A, Coach Oates breaks down how to rebuild confidence after bombing out, why consistency (not courage) is what actually adds kilos, plus real fixes for your front rack, thoracic mobility, first competition prep and training on just three sessions a week. Everything you need to lift heavier without the fear.
Is It the Programme or You? Why Your Olympic Weightlifting Won't Progress | Snatch Chat Ep 38 (opens the original)
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Following a programme you found online but your totals haven't moved in months? In episode 38 of Snatch Chat, Coach Oates breaks down whether it's your programme or you, and what a coached, individualised approach actually changes in your snatch, clean and jerk. In this episode: Programme vs coached approach and why generic plans plateau Fixing a clean you keep catching forward (zombie squats and front rack) Grip slipping in the snatch: strength vs hook grip technique Comparison and staying moti
Episode 37: Why Your Olympic Lifts Have Stalled (And How to Actually Fix It) (opens the original)
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In episode 37 of the Snatch Chat podcast, Coach Oates breaks down why your lifts have stalled and exactly how to fix it, answering 10 real questions on Olympic weightlifting technique, programming, mindset and recovery. If your snatch, clean or jerk has plateaued, this one is packed with fixes you can action in your next session. In this episode we cover: why you keep pressing out on heavy snatches and how to build a rock-solid overhead position with pauses and snatch balances; what to do when t
The Weightlifting Mistakes You Don't Even Know You're Making | Snatch Chat 36 (opens the original)
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Episode 36 is a rapid fire Q&A. Coach Oates answers 10 questions from clients and the community: building the confidence to drop under the snatch, stopping your hips shooting up out of the front squat and clean, when to actually start using a belt, why chasing first pull speed wrecks your bar path, fixing low elbows in the front rack, and the real reason technically solid lifters stop progressing. The theme running through it all is finding the root cause a coach would spot in seconds, instead o
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