Legs · Barbell · Compound · Intermediate
Snatch Balance


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also working
- Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders, Triceps
How to do it
- Begin with the feet in the pulling position, the bar racked across the back of the shoulders, and the hands placed in a wide snatch grip.
- Pop the bar with an abrupt dip and drive of the knees, and aggressively drive under the bar, transitioning the feet into the receiving position.
- Receive the bar locked out overhead near the bottom of the squat. The torso should remain vertical, lowering the hips between the legs.
- Continue to descend to full depth, and return to a standing position. Carefully lower the weight.
Other quad exercises
- Smith Machine Squat · Machine
- Smith Single-Leg Split Squat · Machine
- Snatch · Barbell
- Snatch from Blocks · Barbell
- Speed Box Squat · Barbell
- Speed Squats · Barbell
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