Snatch Balance
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders, Triceps
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound · Push
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.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Snatch Balance work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the calves, glutes, hamstrings, shoulders, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Barbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More quads exercises
- Barbell Full Squat
- Barbell Hack Squat
- Barbell Lunge
- Barbell Side Split Squat
- Barbell Squat
- Barbell Squat To A Bench
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.