Heaving Snatch Balance
How to do the Heaving Snatch Balance with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Quads
Abs, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders, Triceps
Barbell
How to do the Heaving Snatch Balance
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
Return to a standing position.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Heaving Snatch Balance set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your quads volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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