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The MOST Overlooked Strength-Gaining Method (Of ALL Time) “How can I press the ___KG bell” - PART 4

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‘THE BIG 6’ + 7 BONUS Training Programs: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus “Kettlebell STRONG!”:  https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong-foundation One of the changes my weightlifting coach Alfonso Duran made to my Snatch when I started training with him was to actively pull the bar back into my body with my lats when it was above the knee. As a result, the 2nd pull - from the knee to the hip - became incredibly fast. So much so that I had a 10kg (22lb) PR in right around 6 weeks. Similarly, when Mark Cohen, my first weightlifting coach showed me proper bar position on my upper back for the Squat which made me stay much more upright than I was used to… The size of my quads exploded! (And not surprisingly, my lifts went up as a result.) And when Pavel showed me how to “wedge” at my RKC Instructor Certification, 20 years ago this past June, the pain in my lower back while doing 2-Hand Swings “magically” disappeared. (That was the best $1500+ I ever spent on a certificati...