The Snatch & Running…who knew!

Courtesy of: The Red Redhead Runner on Instagram

The Snatch, an extremely technical Olympic lift.
Why tho?

Researchers correlated an 8% increase in running efficiency with runners who trained regularly with weights, many of which performed strength and power exercises

Olympic lifts offer distance runners, who are primarily made up of slow-twitch muscle fiber, to tap into more athletic potentials by targeting muscle fibers (fast-twitch) that may not be getting trained efficiently. The ability to tap into more muscle fibers, regardless of composition, could give the runner a competitive edge at higher intensities or under high amounts of fatigue.

Enhancing muscle coordination can improve firing patterns and potentially allow runners to react to external forces and eccentric loading of running in a more efficient manner; ultimately improving running efficiency and performance

-Explosive power is used to motor up hills

-Coordination is used to reclaim balance in missing a footing or tripping and navigate technical turns while going downhill

I lift so I can run better
I lift to feel strong
I lift to understand form and power

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