Snatch Grip Deadlift

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Best Use For Improving Vertical Jump

Snatch grip deadlifts are excellent for building strength and explosiveness with particular emphasis on the posterior chain.

Technique Tips

The safety and technique principles of snatch grip deadlifting are the same as the regular barbell deadlift except your hands are placed in a wider position at the start. Like deadlifting off a box this places you in a starting position with a much greater degree of knee bend.

Alternative Exercises

Some good alternatives to Snatch Grip deadlifts are

Sumo Grip Deadlift

Trap Bar Deadlift

Barbell Deadlift