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Snatch Grip Deadlift

advanced Barbell

Wide-grip deadlift variation that increases range of motion and upper back engagement.

Primary Muscles

Hamstrings Lower back

Secondary Muscles

Traps Glutes Core

Instructions

Take a wide snatch-width grip on the bar. Perform a standard deadlift, maintaining a more upright torso than conventional.

Common Mistakes

Back rounding due to increased range, grip width too narrow, bar drifting forward.

Variations

  • Conventional Deadlift
  • Romanian Deadlift
  • Deficit Deadlift