Snatch

How it is used

Weightlifting coaches discuss snatch technique, attempts and competition totals.

Example sentences

1. Her first snatch attempt was lighter than her second.

   The comparison concerns the weights chosen for successive attempts.

2. The coach replayed the snatch to examine the bar's path.

   The recording helps analyse one continuous lift.

Common collocations

• snatch attempt
• snatch technique

Related terms

• barbellA long metal bar with weight plates added at each end, held with both hands for exercises such as squats, deadlifts and bench presses.
• personal bestThe best time, distance, weight or score an athlete has ever achieved in a particular event or exercise; often shortened to PB or PR.

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• squat
• push-up
• stretch
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• form
• bodyweight exercise
• compound exercise
• isolation exercise