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# Power snatch
> Intermediate · Explosive · Bilateral. Strength
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| **Difficulty** | Intermediate |
| **Velocity** | Explosive |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Brian |
| **Video length** | 19 s |
## Technique
1. Begin in a squat position, grasping the weight with an overhand grip.
2. With an explosive movement, extend your hips and knees, lifting the weight upwards.
3. As the weight passes your hips, thrust them to help propelling the weight upward.
4. As the weight reaches shoulder height, swiftly rotate your hands and press upward, fully extending your arms overhead.
5. Catch the weight overhead in a partial squat position, then stand up completely.
## Form tips
* Utilize the power from your lower body to generate momentum for lifting the weight.
**Logging:** Total weight used.
## Muscles
Strength
- Neck
- Back
- Shoulders
- Spine
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Triceps
* Upper trapezius
* Levator scapulae
* Spinalis thoracis
* Longissimus thoracis
* Iliocostalis
* Lower trapezius
* Serratus anterior
* Anterior deltoid
* Middle deltoid
* Biceps brachii (short head)
* Brachialis
* Brachioradialis
* Triceps brachii (long head)
* Triceps brachii (medial head)
* Triceps brachii (lateral head)
## Equipment
## Appears in
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
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