Yet another dream come true—sitting in LAX, waiting to board the 14 hour flight to Australia. I still have no idea how this all happened, and I am still grateful beyond words for every moment of it. Do they have coffee in Oz?
Spencer Arnold – Sweep It Back.
Johnny Medina – 200# Power Snatch:
WOD 130103:
Rest day.
That’s a power snatch? I thought you wanted to catch it almost standing to be called a power snatch. That looked almost like a full squat
Anything caught above parallel is a power version of the lift
There’s bloody good coffee in Oz coach
So I’ve got one spot on offer for the mid-week north sydney camp
if there are any takers PM at profet_elija@hotmail.com
our coffee is awesome. pity you arent coming to melbourne for a seminar – we have the best coffee – but im making my way to sydney anyway for the one at x-fit active…. shall see you guys soon!
This is an extremely common misconception. A power movement is anything received at or above 90 degrees. CrossFit has jacked this definition up. The goal of a snatch is not to open the hip and yank the bar above your head, the goal is to move under the bar as quickly as possible.
ask for a long black…. and if you’re feeling tough, have an extra shot
Above parallel is one definition of a power snatch/clean. Glenn Pendlays athletes often break parallel when doing triples, etc in power lifts. It’s all to do with the effort in the lift as where you’re aiming to catch the weight. Who cares if parallel is broken – which it isn’t in this case. Pause Johnny’s lift at the bottom and its clearly getting no repped for a squat in any competition..
Don’t worry mate! Good coffee in Sydney 😉
Looking forward to meet you
More importantly, what the hell is that chick doing in the background!..
I’m with Travis though.. as much as the definition is above parallel, that’s at about 88 degrees.. lol.
Haha right?! On both accounts brotha
Lmfao, that’s too funny. I didn’t even notice ol’ Arched-Back before you mentioned her.
Hahaha that’s all i was watching! She must hae been doing that as a joke!!!
Pretty sure she is working on her shoulder external rotation via rows
damn good coffee
Ok thank you all for the quick responses. I only asked bc in the programming for today i straight yanked the weihht to a standing position. I guess in the future I will aim for anything above parallel/full squat when following the outlaw way programming for a power snatch/clean. Appreciate the info everyone.
Coffee: order a long black, and its strength will still kick your ass. delicious coffee in Australia and New Zealand!
Spencer Arnold said it looked good.
But what does he know lol.
Power or not, definitely one of the prettiest snatches I’ve done!
Oh for sure brotha! No hate whatsoever. I just wanted to make sure and get a clear definition for my personal benefit and proper training
No hate taken man, I get you.
Nice job, Johnny! Pretty AND fast! You’re power snatching what most of these guys who are posting critiques would be happy to catch ass to grass in a full snatch. 🙂
Nice lift Johnny! I end up doing the same thing on max power lifts, trying to assess whether I broke parallel. In the end it doesn’t matter weather you received the bar a few inches higher or lower, what matters is the overall progress on your lifts. Keep doing what you do.
Thanks EA!
I would say that’s a full squat snatch. But, eh, just an opinion. Just glad to know that’s considered power for next time!
Today’s PR’s… Power snatch 142, power clean and push jerk 205 (that was my old squat clean and split jerk), Fran 3:52.
PR’s in the last week… Full snatch 155 (be), HBBS 240, squat clean 210.
Dec. 17th…split jerk 225.
Sweet mother of god… Johnny thats the a fucking lightning bolt.. oh and thanks spencer for making me famous on your blog..
do we have coffee downunder….. your tastebuds will wonder why you have been abusing them for the last 20 years
Australia has good coffee. Looking forward to meeting you next weekend 🙂
You will need some good coffee after that flight. I can’t wait for the course next week.
Wish you were making the crossing over the ditch to NZ – it’s bloody expensive flying over to Aus at this time of year! Also wish I’d sucked it up and made the effort… I’m a loser.
Yes Rudy, we have coffee in Aus, just not sure there its much near Brandon’s box, un, the middle of nowhere..
looking forward to meeting you tomorrow..
Ipswich must have coffee somewhere! I’m sure we can find you a good cup Coach. Though I’m not sure it’s that same stuff that you might be used to in ‘Merica!
One thing we do have is good coffee… looking forward to the Sydney session next week.
Love that Johnny’ snatch is shown too.
He obviously starts the bar away from his shins in the first pull and sweeps the bar back. Weight in heels through the second pull (lightning fast) actually has him land back a few inches.
Have a good flight Rudy, coffee is pretty good here in the west, not so much on the east coast!!
So I have a question that will hopefully get at least one real answer. Now that you all (coaches and attendees) have a bunch of training camps under your belt, would you say it is worthwhile for a “beginner” to attend? By beginner, I mean I have been crossfitting for just over a year and have reasonable proficiency in all the movements, but am not as advanced as other people commenting here and certainly am not competitive (have competed in two competitions in the scaled division).
I am just trying to figure out if it would be a waste of both my time and the coaches’ time for me to go now that everyone has more experience delivering/attending the camps.
Congrats Johnny, nice lift. I would have to agree with the majority though, that’s a squat snatch.
I’ve got a spot at Spencer’s Oly Camp in late Jan. down in TX for sale. Can’t make the trip this time around. Would really help me out if someone were able to take my place. Email nick@innerstrengthindy.com.
Australia has the best coffee and the best sit down chill joints for a phenomenal optic nerve….get over to Gods Garden on the Northern Beaches . Have fun men.
That is hardly a power snatch. In fact, I would no rep him if it was a comp and called for a 1rm power snatch for going to low. It’s a gorgeous, lightning fast snatch.
Albeit it is on the border of depth.
http://youtu.be/R6SvBunvg4w
285lb clean and jerk pr from last week just got around to posting it. clean was tough need to get squats stronger but the jerk felt easy.
No such thing as a squat snatch… Snatch is a snatch and Johnny’s is a power snatch and a damn fast one as well!!