Heaving Snatch Balance
The Heaving Snatch Balance is a compound Olympic weightlifting exercise performed with a barbell. It primarily targets the quadriceps, with the abdominals, forearms, glutes, hamstrings, shoulders, and triceps working as secondary muscles. Suitable for intermediate lifters.
Primary Muscles
Secondary Muscles
Level
intermediateMechanic
compoundEquipment
barbellCategory
olympic weightlifting
Instructions
- This drill helps you learn the snatch. Begin by holding a light weight across the back of the shoulders. Your feet should be slightly wider than hip width apart with the feet turned out, the same position that you would perform a squat with.
- Begin by dipping with the knees slightly, and popping back up to briefly unload the bar. Drive yourself underneath the bar, elevating it overhead as you descend into a full squat.
- Return to a standing position.