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perfect ratios, snatched 100kg with a 160 back squat

Reached a 60 kg snatch with a less than shitty technique earlier this year, you would have cried if you saw it. Spent a few months on fixing my technique and trying to obtain a natural flow in the snatch such that I don´t have to think about how I do it, I just simply do it (and be able to repeat multiple lifts in the same manner). In the last two weeks, I've been touching this flow, resulting in euphoric 60 kg snatches, 57.5 kg triples and an almost 65 kg snatch, but my problem is the strength: My 5rm front squat is only 90 kg, while my 5rm back squat is 120 kg. Needless to say, I need to improve my strength significantly before I can reach 100kg. I love the journey though: I snatch 4 times a week and squat Rippetoe style every session, and I can really feel the improvements from one workout to the next. Thanks for this episode, this was exactly the motivation I needed after a terrible workout!

god I love watching klokov warming up . goals

Seeing Klokov's mobility is nuts

The timing of this video is amazing as I’m attempting a snatch PR today😂just barely missed 97kg in comp a few months ago and I’ve significantly improved both my squat numbers and my technique since. so I’m hoping to hit 100kgs today. Thanks!

Great video. Have been stuck at 88kg snatch with a 180kg back squat and a 125kg clean and jerk. This video gives a lot of useful context and the ratios are fantastic.

Cool to read the comments and see other 40+ year old late starters around. Been a bit bummed out after being off training to rest an injury (these niggles don't just go away like they did a decade ago!!!) and start to fall into the mindset of "maybe it's just not a good idea at this age"... but seeing other peoples' positivity in their own similar journeys is very motivating.

Appreciate this type of content. As an older gent (45) that got into this game pretty late, I feel that I missed my window. From my assessment, and based on percentages, it is a strength deficiency. Tried, R2A and dozens of their programs over the years. Nonetheless, headed down to the basement in a few hours to give it a go. That's life.

Great Video guys 💪

Great video and exciting writing. Very clear and concise 👍🏾

Such a detailed video, learnt so much from it! 🎉

How did you know I needed this video! This is top shelf quality information

I needed this desperately lmao. Thank you for the reality check and the tips/guidelines.

This video is awesome! Keep grinding! Question for you... have you ever used Next Level Diet? I got a custom muscle-building meal plan from them and it's really working for me.

im going to purchase more progammes. thank you thank you for all your content entertainment insight and programmes. i will be the first 45 year old to WL at the olympics.

Thank you to the sikastan ministry of glorious snatch. I Just purchased your deadlift program after seeing great content here

5 minutes in and this is already the most valuable video i have seen in WL

very informative, will definitely use the strength markers before attempting the 100 kg snatch

Great video. I'm almost there! Mobility and technique really held me back. I've had a 170-180 kg BS since I started.

Can confirm this helped very much in getting my first 100kg snatch. Thank you very much Sika Bois

I’ve been at beyond the timeline yous say I should have it, but the amount of setbacks I’ve had due to technique and injuries is what I’m hoping is the reason this year is the first year I’ve actually attempted to work on everything else and keep the ego aside, great video lads

Incredibly useful

this makes alot sense i recently started programming hang snatches because they felt easy in the second pull and turn over, am taking a stepback from the and just focusing on no foot snatches

Great info. I've been squatting for a number of years so BS is 115kg. But the snatch I've only started in the last 2 years is 45kg. Lots of good take away points. Also late to the game at 45.

This is so good

Commenting for the algo Great content, and presented well; 100kg is on every weightlifter's mind, and this is put together well enough that it could really save athletes a lot of time, heartache, and injuries. If anyone is considering Sika programs, go ahead and try them; they can be a bit tough at times, but they have had good results for me and the feedback on the FB group is great to give me something to focus on for the next week of the program.

Great video! it'd be awesome to see what you recommend for improving mobility, whether that's an existing resource or a video you guys put together.

Klokov wearing turtles shirt was the highlight of the video for me. My plan was to practice weightlifting and increase strength at the pace it would happen, but I got the great idea of getting back to judo and now I can't do weightlifting at all or I'm too beaten up to do either. But at least I'm growing a lot of muscle and some strength anyway. We'll see in some weeks, months or years how the original plan will pan out. I might be too old to hit that 100 kg by then, but your content hopefully guides me to my best performance eventually.

I snatched 105kg last month with a back squat of 150kg. Need to squat more.

I remember the first time I got some snatch to Way to go man 👍😎

A video I need for extra motivation. Current PR is 90kg but I can and have put more than that over my head but misses the lifts because coach says I need to make slight adjustments in my technique and timing everytime I try a new weight but he's confident I can hit 100kg by end of the year if not earlier if I keep on dialing those issues in. Strength isn't my issue, consistency in technique at the higher weights and new weights is so I'm hoping I can focus and hit this milestone soon

Awesome

Berne weightlifting around 7 months so far transitioning from powerlifting and this sport is so enjoyable, currently sitting at an 80kg snatch and a 110kg clean and jerk. Looking forward to the long road to a 100kg snatch I have ahead

Currently: 147kg bs 124kg fs 108.5kg snatch 120kg cj I've been weightlifting since March of last year and ever since then learning the technique has been the priority rather than strengethening the bs and fs. Im starting to now add my bs and fs into my program.

I think an interesting topic to talk about is the common habits from someone coming from crossfit into weightlifting (myself included) because of the nature of how crossfit workouts are programmed. It seems like one of the most common backgrounds people come into weightlifting with. This isn't me saying the sport is bad it's just the approach to, for example, snatching for reps right after doing some quad fatiguing movement is probably different than a 1rm build. For example I myself had (and still do occasionally) a big problem of sitting into my heels so much so that my toes would lift off the ground almost immediately during my pull because i was used to my quads being fatigued. I also still overdo arm bend due to a lack of extension at the end of my pull and need to keep working on that.

Been into (amateur/hobby) weightlifting for a few months now. My God this sport is addictive. I improved my mobility a lot + gained some kilos on the front/back squats as well as some muscles on my back. My current snatch pr is 70kilos at 71kg/bw. Been working on my technique ever since I met Angel Genchev (oldschool bulgarian weightlifter and the heaviest man to ever lift 3x his bw 202.5kg at 67.5 bw). Luckily he said that my technique is pretty okay for a youtube-tutorials-pupil lol but I had some things (obviously) to fix. Really important thing is to NOT sacrifice technique and risk injuries because of ego or a rush to get the 100kg milestone. I also watched some of coach Ivan Abadzhiev's interviews and stopped doing exercises like the classical deadlifts since it contradicts with the movement of the snatch/cnj according to his knowledge and experience.

What a wonderful video with exceptional insight regarding numbers for a hundred K snatch. Can we do one for a clean n jerk video.?

I’m sorry but Gurph when you are on point your technique is gorgeous, I know you hate the no foot snatch, but damn you look great doing it

Exceptional video, you're killing it with the scripted voiceovers

Can you make a full video on mobility to get into a full over head squat comfortably, I've fucked ankles/hips from playing rugby and it holds me back

On the road to my 100kg snatch. My coach said i should be able to hit it in November. Current pb: 93

Can you list out the two books you referenced in the technique portion of the video? I'd like to look into purchasing them.

Fucking class video my dude 🤘🏼

Clean is natural to me but the snatch is a struggle for me

Interesting. I recently snatched 97 kg with a back squat of 140, so I guess I am on the right track.

I'm trying to build a really powerful clean. Do you have any advice for athletes just trying to build their clean? I'm interested in power development for parkour. Thanks!

Eoin, I’m curious if you read Sportivny Press. I’d love to see you interview Andrew Charniga.

Make a road to 120/150 video!

if a rep max from the floor is something to stay away from, should i try my 1RM snatch from blocks? sorry if this is an obvious question, I just want to be sure

I've always thought that Klokov's mobility routine is almost as impressive as his big crazy lifts

What about a 100kg hang power snatch? (to quarter squat) ;)

I snatched 100kg in 5 weeks from starting weightlifting. But I came from novice strongman. And weigh 108kg at 6ft 1.

Does anyone have links to the text material they recommended ?

What are the names of the book. I can’t find them (in the Netherlands)

Is good to snatch X4 times per week?

Power snatch is 76, snatch is 90, snatch pull maybe 110 and backsquat 125. I feel like a 160kg backsquat is almost "too much" for a 100kg snatch. Any thoughts into my situation?

You say mobility is easy, could you explain what can we do to improve it? Or maybe a mobility program?

Basic strategy is to get really drunk at a bar that caters to bigger women.

So much snatch

why is my squat 3x that of my overhead squat?

So... If you can not do backsquats , and are just frontsquating... What then? Is that not good enough? I got rid of all lower back pain after switching from back to frontsquats.

That high a Squat for a 100 kg Snatch?! And obviously, we are talking about an Upright High Bar Squat, not PL style.

my snatch and jerk are both 90 kg :((

Fuck me ... 140kg back squat ain't gonna cut it I guess 😭

So my 7 seconds long 180kg low bar backsquat means i can snatch 100kg. Great

Is it still impressive if im 120 kg?

I can‘t believe you need such a high backsquat for the snatch, when I snatched 100, my backsquat was around 140. Now it’s 125 and my backsquat is still at 175🥶 Fucking weak legs

Instructions unclear doing tren 👍

Hold up a minute So 60kg females can do 60kg and that's equivalent to 60kg men doing 100kg? Slightly unequal isn't it? 😂