Barbell Power Snatch
How to Do Barbell Power Snatch
- With your feet shoulder-width apart, bend down from the knees, driving the hips back and keep your back flat.
- Grab a barbell with an overhand grip that is shoulder width apart.
- Push off the floor while simultaneously lifting the barbell upward, keeping it close to your body.
- Explosively, pull the barbell up and push it above your head as you allow your hips to dip back towards the ground.
- Stand up to finish the movement.
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Barbell Power Snatch Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Barbell Power Snatch targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and biceps and chest and hamstrings and shoulders and triceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: barbell / ez-bar.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Butterfly stretch, step up with knee raises and trx suspension straps squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
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