▁are ▁mostly ▁used ▁for ▁training ▁purposes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁squ at ▁sn atch , ▁the ▁lif ter ▁lif ts ▁the ▁bar ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁pull s ▁themselves ▁under ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁squ at ▁position , ▁receiving ▁the ▁bar ▁overhead ▁with ▁the ▁arms ▁straight , ▁decre asing ▁the ▁necessary ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁bar , ▁therefore ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁weight ▁that ▁the ▁lif ter ▁may ▁successfully ▁lift . ▁The ▁lif ter ▁finally ▁straight ens ▁to ▁a ▁fully ▁u pr ight ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁bar ▁above ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁arms ▁fully ▁extended . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁split ▁sn atch , ▁the ▁lif ter ▁lif ts ▁the ▁bar ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁pull s ▁themselves ▁under ▁the ▁bar ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁squ at ▁sn atch ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁split ▁sn atch ▁the ▁lif ter ▁" spl its " ▁his ▁legs , ▁placing ▁one ▁foot ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁one ▁behind , ▁allowing ▁themselves ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁bar ▁lower ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁squ at ▁sn atch . ▁The ▁split ▁sn atch ▁has ▁become ▁much ▁less ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁increased ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁squ at ▁sn atch ▁but ▁is ▁occasionally ▁performed ▁by ▁some ▁lif ters . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁power ▁sn atch , ▁the ▁lif ter ▁lif ts ▁the ▁bar bell ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁receives ▁the ▁bar ▁overhead ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁slight ▁b end ▁in ▁the ▁kne e ▁and ▁hip , ▁increasing ▁the ▁height ▁that ▁the ▁bar ▁must ▁be ▁lifted ▁and ▁decre asing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁weight ▁that ▁may ▁be