Snatch Balance
Snatch Balance
- Category
- Olympic Weightlifting
- Level
- Intermediate
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Force
- Push
- Mechanic
- Compound
Primary Muscles
Quadriceps
Secondary Muscles
CalvesGlutesHamstringsShouldersTriceps
Instructions
- 1
Begin with the feet in the pulling position, the bar racked across the back of the shoulders, and the hands placed in a wide snatch grip.
- 2
Pop the bar with an abrupt dip and drive of the knees, and aggressively drive under the bar, transitioning the feet into the receiving position.
- 3
Receive the bar locked out overhead near the bottom of the squat. The torso should remain vertical, lowering the hips between the legs.
- 4
Continue to descend to full depth, and return to a standing position. Carefully lower the weight.
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