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Yatsek Kedrov
October 26, 2017

How to Snatch in 5 Easy Steps

Yatsek Kedrov
October 26, 2017
How to Snatch in 5 Easy Steps

Watch 1-minute video to learn 5 crucial steps of every snatch lift.  Most ideas are borrowed (surprise, surprise) from Chinese Weightlifting coaches.

Steps are quite easy, but application is not.

Yatsek Kedrov
October 19, 2017

Jerk tutorial by Nestor Colonia, Asian and World medalist

Yatsek Kedrov
October 19, 2017
Jerk tutorial by Nestor Colonia, Asian and World medalist

I had conversations with Coach Lin from Chinese Taipei (coach of Kuo Hsing Chun) and Vietnamese National Head Coach. They both stated that Nestor's jerk was technically most impressive in his weight class.

Yatsek Kedrov
October 16, 2017

Extended snatch press aka Haidie Press

Yatsek Kedrov
October 16, 2017
Extended snatch press aka Haidie Press

I could go for hours into explaining this 7 second video, however I think it will be the easiest, if you just tried it with an empty bar... Once you try it, you'll know you have the complete package here, strength and flexibility.

Tagged: chinese weightlifting, weightlifting, oly, snatch, hidilyn diaz

Yatsek Kedrov
October 3, 2017

Dead Muscles in China Part 1: General Chinese Weightlifting Philosophy

Yatsek Kedrov
October 3, 2017
Dead Muscles in China Part 1: General Chinese Weightlifting Philosophy

It’s okay to do a million reps at low weight before moving up to higher reps, and it’s okay to drill technique for many days at a time. Especially for us, who didn’t start weightlifting in China at 8 years old, we need to devote a lot of time to light work.

Yatsek Kedrov
September 18, 2017

Exercise Corellation in Chinese Weightlifting

Yatsek Kedrov
September 18, 2017
Exercise Corellation in Chinese Weightlifting

Most information available on the subject of average exercise ratios among olympic weightlifters tend to originate from the older Soviet manuals from 1970’s and 1980’s. Somehow these numbers are recirculated, re-touched, and presented by various sources online.

Tagged: female lifters, chinese weightlifting

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