ALPHA Human Performance: Add load to your exercise: Weight Vest DB snatch

I am a big fan of the DB 1-arm snatch. It's an explosive exercise that develops an athletes ability to be explosive, and not a hard exercise to teach.

Wanna add resistance to this lift? Instead of going up in DB weight, go up in body weight using a weighted vest! Weighted vests are a great way to add resistance and load to an exercise without actually increasing the load of the instrument that you are using.

Try it with exercises that require you to be on your feet lifting, jumping and running. Weighted vests are awesome and can be found in our online store (see right side bar).

DB 1-Arm Snatch

Want a simple power builder that is basic, but an absolute killer? Try DB 1-arm snatches.

1) Grab a dumbbell in one hand and stand with the feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.

2) Descend your hips in a "power position" with flat back and chest up

3) Quickly pull the dumbbell toward the ceiling while at the same time extending your knees and hips and raising on to the balls of your feet, keeping the dumbbell close to your body as you pull it.

4) As the dumbbell gets to its highest point, very quickly rotate your elbow under the weight while extending your arm.

The dumbbell will rest over the top of your shoulder with the palm facing away from your body. "Catch the weight with knees slightly bent

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Add load to your exercise: Weight Vest DB snatch