Under the Bar
Your Chest Drops in the Bottom of the Catch
The fault
Collapsing forward in the hole rather than catching tight.
Why it happens
If the midsection gives at the moment of the catch, the bar wins. It is not a leg strength issue, it is a matter of being braced at the exact moment the load arrives.
The fix
Progression of overhead squat, drop snatch, snatch. Each step adds speed while holding the same braced torso, so the tight catch is already trained by the time you take the full lift.
About this fix
Originally published as "Solid Catch in the Snatch and Clean" on 25 January 2016, 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.
