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Originally Posted by Chris Correia
2. Regarding deceleration, I do see the point of the value of the squat catch, or even a bastardized catch in a power version of a clean or the deceleration at the end of a power snatch, as still having carry over. In all cases, the muscles must decelerate a heavy moving mass to get the body into a fixed position or a change in direction. Surely, that can carry over to other athletic movements, even if they are not quite done in the same posture, position or movement. But, that may be more true for lower body deceleration than upper body.
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See, this is what I don't get. The "catch" is not a forceful impact, and certainly not in the same magnitude or movement pattern as anything done in any sport I can think of; I'm racking my brain trying to think of one.
Jumps and landings will train that, but I seriously can't think of any scenario, besides OL itself, where catching the bar as is done in that sport is relevant to anything else.