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Barbell Power Snatch

Main muscle
Front Delts
Muscle group
Shoulders
Equipment
Barbell

How to do it

  1. 1Set up over the bar with a wide, snatch-width grip.
  2. 2Extend your hips and knees explosively to pull the bar upward.
  3. 3Pull yourself under the bar into a partial squat catch overhead.
  4. 4Catch the bar with arms locked out overhead.
  5. 5Stand up fully to complete the lift.

Coaching cues

  • Explosive hip extension
  • Pull yourself under fast
  • Lock out overhead
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