Split Snatch
Purposes
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Lower body power.
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Upper body strength.
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Core strength.
Description
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Squat down and grab the bar with your shoulders slightly in front of your hands and you hips slightly higher than your knees and all of your weight in your heels.
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Keeping your upper body in a fixed position, extend your legs until the bar is slightly higher than your knees.
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Jump, shrug your shoulders, then use your arms to pull yourself under the bar.
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Land in a shallow lunge position, with your back knee bent.
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Bring your front foot back half a step, then your back foot forward half a step to recover.
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Lower the weight.
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Repeat.
ProTip
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Land in a solid stance with the weight directly above your hips.
Mistakes
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Pulling before your legs are fully extended.
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Landing in a narrow stance.