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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Shoulders

Equipment Required

Barbell

Experience Level

Advanced

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings, Trapezius

Exercise Description

The power snatch exercise builds explosive power and trains your body to move a barbell from floor to overhead in one fast move. It works your whole body at once.

How To

1. Start with feet hip-width apart, barbell over your toes. Grip the bar wide with hands about twice shoulder-width. 2. Pull the power snatch bar up by driving through your heels and extending your hips explosively. Keep the bar close to your body. 3. As the bar passes your knees, shrug your shoulders hard and pull your elbows high. The bar should travel straight up. 4. When the bar reaches chest height, drop under it by bending your knees slightly and catch it overhead with straight arms. 5. Stand up tall with the power snatch weight locked overhead. Lower the bar back to the floor with control.

Form Tips

• Keep the bar path straight up during your power snatch - any forward drift wastes energy and makes the lift harder • Drive through your heels explosively when pulling the bar up from the floor • Catch the power snatch with your arms locked out overhead - never press the bar up after catching it • Keep your core tight throughout the entire movement to protect your lower back

Common Mistakes

• Jumping forward during the power snatch instead of pulling the bar straight up - this makes catching the weight much harder • Pressing the bar overhead after catching it rather than receiving it with locked arms • Using too much weight too soon in the power snatch before mastering the technique - this exercise demands perfect form

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