Barbell hinge into an explosive pull to the chin.
The hip snap launches the bar, your arms just guide it up.
The hinge loads the hamstrings through a full stretch, then the hip drive turns that stored tension into an explosive pull to chest height, with the glutes snapping the hips forward to launch the bar. The arms only steer, which is exactly the point, it teaches hips-first power the same way the Olympic lifts do. It earns its place as a power-building combo for athletes and a stepping stone toward cleans without the technical price tag.
Close. The hinge and hip snap mirror the pull of a clean, but you finish with a high pull instead of dropping under the bar, which makes it far easier to learn while training similar explosiveness.
You are pulling before your hips finish. Slow the lower, then think snap hips first, elbows follow, if the bar reaches chest height without a violent hip drive, it is too light to teach you anything or you are muscling it.
Moderate. Heavy enough that only a real hip snap gets the bar to chest height, light enough that it still moves fast. Grinding reps defeats the purpose of an explosive combo.
