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Episode 9 - Strength, Consistency & Smarter Training

In Episode 9 of Snatch Chat, Coach Oates answers questionsfrom Olympic weightlifters on how to actually improve their Weightlifting skills, without doing more for the sake of it.This episode dives into why training consistencymatters more than chasing maxes, how building a strong technical base at 80–85% leads to more reliable lifts, and which strength lifts truly carry over to the snatch and clean & jerk. Coach Oates breaks down the balance betweentechnique vs strength, when full lifts matter more than variations, and how to fix common issues in the squat position by learning to load the…

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