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Snatch (Muscle) - Barbell

Equipment:Barbell
Type:Compound
Force:Pull

Muscles Targeted

Primary

Shoulders, Traps

Secondary

Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Triceps, Upper Back

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Stand feet hip-width, snatch grip on bar at mid-thigh.

  2. 2

    Back straight, chest up.

  3. 3

    Explosively extend hips/knees/ankles.

  4. 4

    Pull bar upward close to body using high pull motion (elbows high/out).

  5. 5

    Continue pulling bar overhead in one smooth motion.

  6. 6

    Finish standing tall, bar overhead, arms locked.

  7. 7

    No rebending knees to catch. Lower bar.

  8. 8

    Repeat.