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Barbell Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Press

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

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Barbell Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Press demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

QuadricepsGlutesCalvesShouldersTricepsUpper BackCore

Equipment

Barbell

Sets × reps

3 × 5

Rest

2 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01With adequate shoulder mobility, rest the bar across your upper traps and take a wide snatch grip.
  2. 02Brace your trunk and dip vertically a few inches without allowing your chest to tip forward.
  3. 03Drive through your legs and continue pressing the bar overhead in one continuous motion.
  4. 04Finish with your elbows extended and the bar balanced over your midfoot without re-bending your knees.
  5. 05Lower the bar carefully to your traps or a rack, reset your brace, and stop if the behind-neck position causes pain.

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