
Muscle Snatch
Take a wide grip at mid thigh, extend hips, knees and ankles fast, and drive the bar overhead. Finish without rebending the knees.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Type
- Olympic lifting
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 8
Form sequence
01 · setup
Begin with a loaded barbell held at the mid thigh position with a wide grip. The feet should be directly below the hips, with the feet turned out as needed. Lower the hips, with the chest up and the head looking forward. The shoulders should be just in front of the bar. This will be the starting position.
02 · pull
Begin the pull by driving through the front of the heels, raising the bar. Transition into the second pull by extending through the hips knees and ankles, driving the bar up as quickly as possible. The bar should be close to the body.
03 · overhead · Key step
Continue raising the bar to the overhead position, without rebending the knees.
What's working
3D
- Hamstrings
Primary · 277 exercises
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary · 242 exercises
- Erector Spinae
Secondary · 131 exercises
- Quadriceps
Secondary · 227 exercises
- Anterior Deltoid
Secondary · 338 exercises
- Lateral Deltoid
Secondary · 338 exercises
- Posterior Deltoid
Secondary · 338 exercises
- Triceps Brachii
Secondary · 221 exercises
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