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What is CrossFit > The Exercises > Snatches > Power Snatch

Setup

 

  • Keep feet under your hips with weight in the heels

  • Barbell should be against the shin just as you would in a deadlift

  • Grip should be very wide (similar to overhead squat) and overhand

  • Head up, hips higher than knees but lower than shoulders

Execution

 

  • Deadlift the bar from the floor to mid thigh; keep shoulders in front of the bar

  • Explosively jump using hips to drive the bar up, keeping the bar as close to the body as possible

  • As the bar "floats", drop beneath the bar with arms locked out, armpits forward and active shoulders

  • Stand the weight up maintaining your balance

Tips

 

  • Go very wide at first and stay light until you can properly execute the movement

Works

 

  • Hamstrings

  • Lower back

  • Upper back

  • Glutes

  • Quads

  • Shoulders

Good for

 

  • Posterior chain power and strength

  • Shoulder stability

  • Overhead strength and stability

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