Bar Path
You Loop the Bar in the Snatch
The fault
The bar swings out in an arc at the top instead of staying against the body.
Why it happens
A loop means the bar is traveling horizontally when it should be traveling up and you should be traveling down. It costs height, it costs time, and it puts the catch out in front.
The fix
High pull, then immediately a full snatch. Pairing them lets the corrected path from the pull carry straight into the full lift.
About this fix
Originally published as "Stop Looping the Bar" on 24 August 2015, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.
