Muscles In Snatch-Grip Deadlifts

Training Bodybuilding
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what exactly does this exercise work more that regular deadlifts don’t work? i know more lower and upper back, but anything else?

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When I do them my rear deltoids, upper back and traps get worked on a lot more than in regular DLs. Try maintaining a straight upper back throughout the motion and u’ll see what I mean. They are a great asset to me since after a few snatches/power snatches my form starts to break starting in my upper back. Now my form is holding a little longer.

Also, they are a bit harder to do because u have to reach lower to pick up the bar.

…my 2cents

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[quote]B.b. in stress! wrote:
what exactly does this exercise work more that regular deadlifts don’t work? i know more lower and upper back, but anything else?[/quote]

Glutes and hammies. These are a good exercise for people that have problems lifting the weight off the ground but may have no problem locking out the weight.

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aside from obvious p-chain work, I get crazy lats/upper back soreness, great move !

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I second the comment on the glutes and hammies. My traps get torched too.

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I’ve always just thought of it as having a much longer ROM, especially off a box

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so would it be ok to substitute this type of deadlift for the traditional kind?

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[quote]B.b. in stress! wrote:
so would it be ok to substitute this type of deadlift for the traditional kind?[/quote]

uhm… well…

Their are both good and I would recommend you do both. HOWEVER, if you reached a Plato with the traditional DLift, then go for the Snatch grip DLift NOW.

Then switch back & forth between variations every few weeks, or however u plan ur workouts…

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[quote]Nate Dogg wrote:
Glutes and hammies. These are a good exercise for people that have problems lifting the weight off the ground but may have no problem locking out the weight.

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oh wow, I’ve never thought about it that way. I’ve got exactly that problem, breaking the ground is tough, but once I get past the first couple inches, it’s smooth sailing. I’ve tried snatch grip DLs in the past, but now I think I might just have to throw them in with more frequency. Damn, that’s gonna hurt.