The Claim

When lifters did a medium amount of training, their snatch got stronger the most — more than their clean & jerk or squat.

Source: MODERATE RESISTANCE TRAINING VOLUME PRODUCES MORE FAVORABLE STRENGTH GAINS THAN HIGH OR LOW VOLUMES DURING A SHORT‐TERM TRAINING CYCLE

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
55score
Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

When lifters did a medium amount of training, their snatch got stronger the most — more than their clean & jerk or squat.

See the scientific wording

Among experienced junior weightlifters, moderate-volume resistance training produces the largest relative strength increase in the snatch (6.1%) compared to clean & jerk (3.7%) and squat (4.2%) over a 10-week period.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: MODERATE RESISTANCE TRAINING VOLUME PRODUCES MORE FAVORABLE STRENGTH GAINS THAN HIGH OR LOW VOLUMES DURING A SHORT‐TERM TRAINING CYCLE

    The study found that when experienced young weightlifters trained with a medium amount of work, they got much stronger in the snatch than in the other lifts — just like the claim says.

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