Exercises · Olympic weightlifting

Power Snatch

The Power Snatch is a olympic weightlifting movement that targets your hamstrings. Here's how to do it with clean form.

How to do the Power Snatch

1. Take a wide snatch grip, set up with feet hip-width apart, hips above knees, and a flat back.
2. Pull the bar from the floor by extending legs first, then drive your hips through violently as the bar reaches mid-thigh.
3. Shrug and pull under the bar, punching your hands overhead to catch it with arms fully locked out in a partial squat.
4. Keep the bar path as vertical as possible — any horizontal drift away from the body costs power.

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