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Natch of a Kettlebell Snatch
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Natch of a Kettlebell Snatch

I built a Kettlebell trainer with a thick wooden dowel and a length of chain attached to either end of the dowel. I grab the dowel — representing the handle of the Kettlebell — and the drape of the chain represents the bell part of the Kettlebell. The idea of the game, the training, is to move the dowel handle/chain bell in a Snatch from the floor to the final position without having the chain bang on the forearm. Sure, the chain is a movable moment, and that’s the point of it. You can train the movement without smashing your arm.

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