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A snatch pulled from blocks set at knee height (or just above), instead of from the floor. The blocks fix your start in the exact position you want to train, remove the fatigue of the first pull, and force a more explosive finish because there is no momentum from the floor. A position-first tool for sharpening the second pull and the catch. Without blocks, the hang snatch trains the same qualities.
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