Another variant of the snatch barbell movement, the muscle snatch has no bend of the knee to squat under the bar, helping to strengthen the upper back and rotator cuff. Chris Brennan demonstrates the movement in this week’s fitness bulletin and provides a sample workout.
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For more information about firefighter fitness and similar issues, visit http://www.fireservicewarrior.com. Also, consider Michael Krueger’s monthly fitness columns on Fire Life, such as “Pet Peeves.”
CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN is a 14-year fire service veteran, a firefighter in the suburbs of Chicago, and the president of Spartan Concepts, Inc. He is a field instructor with the Illinois Fire Service Institute and has contributed articles to Fire Engineering. He maintains the Web site www.fireservicewarrior.com. He is the author of Readiness The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter (Fire Engineering, 2011).
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