Power Snatch
Also known as: Barbell Power Snatch, BB Power Snatch, Power Snatches, Power Snatch from Floor
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Equipment
Technique
- Set a wide snatch grip and stand with the bar over mid-foot, hips above the knees, back flat.
- Push the floor away, bringing the bar past the knees, then jump and shrug as it travels up close to your body.
- Pull under the bar and catch it overhead in a quarter squat with locked arms.
- Stand up fully with the bar stable over the back of your head.
- Lower the bar to the hips and then to the floor under control.
Cues
- Keep the bar near the thighs until the jump.
- Punch up to lock the elbows quickly.
- Learn it with a light bar or broomstick first.
Common mistakes
- Pulling with the arms early.
- Letting the bar swing forward away from the legs.
- Catching with bent arms.
- Rounding the lower back during the first pull.