With just the overhand grip, grip is puny. Without even knowing what the actual hook grip is all about, I automatically switched to putting the thumb underneath the fingers when I tried to DL w/o the mixed grip.
At first I would switch to mixed grip for the final set(s) but now I can do hook grip just fine. Even then, I need to use hook grip for almost all sets, except for the lightest warmup sets. This is only possible for the smaller barbells as the diameter of the BIG ONE is too large for small hands. That's why you need a women's Olympic bb as a female, unless you're blessed with long fingers.
GqArtguy, I think you are right about teaching the snatch from top to bottom, which is why i've started inserting OH squats into my own program, as it's almost impossible to progress from a power snatch into a full snatch (like Jill is saying). Hopefully adding the OH squat will help build confidence to do an actual full snatch.
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