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Barbell Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Jerk

Explosive strength drill coordinating hips, trunk, and upper-body drive.

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Barbell Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Jerk demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

QuadricepsGlutesCalvesShouldersTricepsUpper BackCore

Equipment

Barbell

Sets × reps

3 × 3

Rest

2 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01With adequate shoulder mobility, rest the bar across your upper traps, take a wide snatch grip, and stand with your feet beneath your hips.
  2. 02Brace your trunk and dip vertically while keeping your chest upright and the bar balanced over your midfoot.
  3. 03Drive forcefully through your legs to accelerate the bar upward from behind your neck.
  4. 04Re-bend your knees and lock your elbows to receive the bar overhead in a shallow squat with active shoulders.
  5. 05Stand fully and stabilize before lowering the bar carefully to your traps or a rack; stop if the position causes shoulder pain.

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