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A snatch caught high — above a parallel squat — instead of in the full overhead squat. The power snatch trains the explosive pull and fast turnover of the snatch with less mobility demand and less load, which makes it the workhorse variation for learning speed and for power development. It is also the natural substitute when the full catch position is still being built.
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