▁successfully ▁lifted . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mus cle ▁sn atch , ▁the ▁lif ter ▁lif ts ▁the ▁bar ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁overhead ▁with ▁arms ▁locked ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁hip ▁and ▁kne e ▁fully ▁extended . ▁ ▁Te chni que ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁sn atch ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁three ▁phases , ▁Arthur ▁Dre chs ler ▁ident ifies ▁six ▁distinct ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁pull ▁in ▁the ▁sn atch . ▁ ▁First ▁phase ▁The ▁lif ter ▁begins ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁pull , ▁or ▁" Pre - l ift ▁off ", ▁with ▁the ▁feet ▁placed ▁approximately ▁hip ▁width ▁apart , ▁to es ▁turned ▁out ▁slightly ▁with ▁the ▁bar ▁above ▁the ▁mid foot . ▁ ▁The ▁sh ins ▁will ▁be ▁incl ined ▁toward ▁the ▁bar ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁sh in ▁is ▁touch ing ▁or ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁H ips ▁are ▁placed ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁th igh ▁is ▁approximately ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁but ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁slightly ▁higher ▁or ▁lower ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁lif ter . ▁The ▁lif ters ▁back ▁should ▁be ▁straight , ▁no ▁excess ive ▁curv ature ▁or ▁round ing ▁in ▁the ▁lum bar ▁sp ine , ▁with ▁slight ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁thor ac ic ▁sp ine ▁and ▁shoulders ▁slightly ▁pulled ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁shoulders ▁should ▁be ▁position ed ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁directly ▁over ▁or ▁slightly ▁forward ▁of ▁the ▁bar . ▁The ▁bar ▁is ▁g ri pped ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁g rip . ▁The ▁neck ▁should ▁be ▁position ed ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the