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 is a gym exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and biceps and chest and hamstrings and shoulders and triceps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell power snatch, long jumps / squat jumps and trx suspension strap mountain climbers. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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