#122 - Tim Almond: Snatching

The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast

In the 122th Episode of The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast, Mike, Chris and our special guest Senior StrongFirst Instructor and Creator of Hardstyle Method Tim Almond will talk about desires and suffering, visualization, purpose, and connecting to the art form of snatching.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

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(1:20) Introducing our special guest Senior StrongFirst Instructor and Creator of Hardstyle Method Tim Almond @hardstyle_method

(2:20) What does snatching mean for Tim Almond @hardstyle_method

(3:00) Remembering the first episode with Tim Almond: Beyond Physical Strength and the Hardstyle Method (EP 12) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066639/7980802

(3:15) Remembering the 2nd episode with Tim Almond: Balance Is My Mantra (EP 49) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066639/8312274

(4:30) From full snatching to half snatching and reverse half snatch

(5:00) Lowering the weight of the bell to mastering the skill

(6:30) Advanced it’s not always heavy weight

(8:30) Connecting to the art form of snatching

(9:50) “Don’t just practice an art but force your way into its secrets”

(10:30) Snatching is about understanding transitions

(11:00) “When i practice with kettlebells i am doing it with the intention to refine or improve the skill” - Tim Almond

(13:10) “Multitasking is just splitting energy” - Tim Almond

(13:50) “The key is: Single point of focus, then transition” - Tim Almond

(18:00) Always ask yourself, why is this important to me?

(18:20) Training with joy

(19:10) Happiness is bullshit

(20:10) “Attachment to happiness is just as bad as attachment to anger” - Tim Almond

(21:00) Suffering comes from unfulfilled desires

(21:30) 2 types of suffering regarding desires: Desires from the soul or desires form ego

(22:00) Living a purposeful life

(23:00) Getting everything you need to survive in this world

(23:20) Enjoying the creation of divinity and simple pleasures of life

(27:10) Improving flexibility and mobility,applying the ATG system

(29.50) The power of visualization

(30:40) Patrick Huston @hustagrams visualization technique

(31:30) Visualization technique: feeling the space that your body is filling

(35:30) As a coach, your goal is to make yourself obsolete as soon as possible

(39:00) The half snatch allows you to break it down into individual reps and the developing of intuition

(40:00) Becoming the observer of your practice

(41:00) In the half snatch you need to generate a lot more power through your hips

(41:10) “There’s no such as thing as perfecting the technique, because it’s always evolving and changing, you’re either practicing or your not” - Tim Almond

(42:20) What bell allows you to play more?

(45:40) Kettlebell practice is part of being healthy

(47:00) Blessing your food

(47:10) “Food is more than just food, it’s part of our culture, family and traditions”

(54:30) “I’m not the one who snatches kettlebells, i am the one who experiences my body snatching kettlebells” - Tim Almond

(56:10) “Pure consciousness is nothing but awareness” - Tim Almond

(1:07:30) “The breath is the access point from getting the mind out of the body” - Tim Almond

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