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Muscle Snatch
Upper legsBarbellIntermediate

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 03 · overhead · Key step

    Continue raising the bar to the overhead position, without rebending the knees.