Exercises / Quads
Quads StrengthHang Snatch
The Hang Snatch is a expert-friendly barbell strength exercise that targets the quadriceps, glutes and traps, with the shoulders, hamstrings, lats, middle back and abdominals working alongside. Here's how to do it right — and what to stop doing.
Primary muscles Quads, Glutes, Traps
Secondary muscles Shoulders, Hamstrings, Lats, Middle Back, Abs
Equipment Barbell
Level Expert
Type Strength
3D demo in the EGON app
01 Execution
How to do the Hang Snatch
Take a wide snatch grip so the bar sits in the hip crease when you stand tall.
Stand up with the bar, brace your trunk hard and set your shoulders over the bar.
Hinge at the hips and lower the bar under control to your chosen hang position above the knees.
Drive through the whole foot and extend the hips and knees violently, keeping the bar against the legs.
Shrug, pull your elbows high and outside, and pull yourself down under the bar.
Receive the bar overhead with locked elbows, stand up, then return it to the hang.
02 The payoff
Why it earns its spot
Develops maximal rate of force development through a full extension and turnover.
Trains overhead stability and shoulder position under speed.
Removes the floor pull so athletes can drill the second pull in isolation.
03 Don't do this
Common mistakes
Using a grip that is too narrow, which raises the required pull height and blocks a stable overhead receive.
Bending the elbows before full extension, which cuts the hip drive short.
Letting the bar loop away from the body, which pulls you forward and forces a missed catch.
Receiving with soft elbows or the bar in front of the head, which is the most common shoulder-injury pattern.
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