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Barbell Snatch
- Main muscle
- Front Delts
- Muscle group
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Barbell
How to do it
- 1Set up over the bar with a wide, snatch-width grip.
- 2Extend your hips and knees explosively to pull the bar upward.
- 3Pull yourself under the bar, catching it overhead in a full squat.
- 4Stabilize the bar overhead with arms locked out.
- 5Stand up out of the squat to complete the lift.
Coaching cues
- Explosive hip extension
- Get under the bar fast
- Lock out overhead
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