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Power snatch

A compound exercise for the glutes and hamstrings and traps, with help from the quads, side delts, lower back. Equipment: barbell.

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WorksGlutesHamstringsTrapsQuadsSide deltsLower back

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Wide grip, bar over the middle of the foot.
  2. Pull from the floor and jump the hips through
  3. Catch it overhead in a quarter squat

Muscles worked

Power snatch: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes and hamstrings and traps highlighted

Equipment

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