Derek Toshner – Speed Metal

Master the Snatch, the Tsar of Kettlebell Lifts

An iron back. A grip of steel. Hard charging hips. Explosive legs. Shoulders swelling with muscle. Ruthless endurance. Aggressive fat loss. The hard style snatch does it all.

WARNING: Kettlebell swing and get-up proficiency are prerequisite. Achieve it through Kettlebell Simple & Sinister online course, then take on the snatch.

Since we introduced this exercise to the West over two decades ago, we have refined it to the nth degree. In this course Derek Toshner, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, 14x Tactical Strength Challenge champion, and an all-around super athlete will teach you:

• Totally updated fast track sequence to snatch mastery
• Mobility drills for an effortless lockout
• Two types of grip for maximal performance and skin protection
• Sophisticated breathing strategies—when snatching and when resting
• The best “same but different” snatch variations
• Old-time strongmen’s favorite snatches: dead, hang, power, muscle, split
• Strategies for optimizing performance in different events
• 10 best-in-class training plans:
  • 3 progressively more challenging beginner programs powered by A+A and specialized variety to accelerate skill acquisition while building muscle, power, and capacity
  • 3 Strong Endurance™ intermediate plans for outdoor adventures and SFG cert preparation (2 out the 3 plans build muscle; all burn fat)
  • 4 advanced plans for ruthless endurance for combat sports, Tactical Strength Challenge, and Secret Service Snatch Test

This course includes a downloadable manual covering a summary of the most important technical points, programming, peaking, and testing. When you have the course in your library, the manual is accessible in several places including under the “My Files” tab in the Dashboard.

Course Goals

• Build a mobility, stability, and strength foundation for safe and effective snatching.
• Develop a competent snatch technique…
• …then polish it to perfection.
• Discover pro breathing techniques for amplifying power or going the distance.
• Customize your snatch skills for one rep power, extreme adventures, or anything in between.
• Learn 7 most effective snatch variations.
• Follow 10 best-in-class training plans, from beginner to advanced, in the downloadable manual.
• Develop extreme all-around fitness.

Course Lessons (14)

• Module 1: Intro
• Module 2: Ready to Snatch
• Module 3: The Clean
• Module 4: The Military Press
• Module 5: The Reverse Half Snatch & the Half Snatch
• Module 6: At Last: The Snatch
• Module 7: Three Types of Grips
• Module 8: Hand Care
• Module 9: Breathing & Recovery
• Module 10: The A+A/AXE and Q&D Snatches
• Module 11: The SFG Snatch Test
• Module 12: The Tactical Strength Challenge Snatch
• Module 13: Conclusion
• Bonus Module: Advanced Snatch Variations

About Derek Toshner

StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor

Derek Toshner is a StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. He also has his degree in Exercise Science and is a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Derek is a former track athlete, having run at the USA Olympic Team & USA World Team Trials in the 400m hurdles, as well as earning ten All-American honors (five being national titles) in college. He has won the Tactical Strength Challenge 14 times and has coached more individual winners than he has personally won.

He was the founder of four gyms and a biometrics company in Wisconsin that are still thriving today. He has trained the Wisconsin FBI S.W.A.T. and local military battalions. He was one of just twenty-one instructors selected to the Nike Trainer network from 2012-2016. Besides now owning the Tactical Strength Challenge with his brother, Ryan, and teaching All-Terrain Conditioning for StrongFirst, today Derek focuses his energy on training mountain athletes and guiding, including working with the ultra event 29029 Everesting. Some of his major climbing accomplishments include summiting Aconcagua and Denali, the tallest peaks in both South and North America, respectively.

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