▁bar ▁overhead ▁with ▁the ▁arms ▁completely ▁straight . ▁From ▁this ▁position , ▁the ▁lif ter ▁re co vers ▁by ▁squ atting ▁the ▁weight ▁to ▁a ▁fully ▁ere ct ▁position ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁bar ▁position ▁overhead . ▁ ▁Application ▁to ▁other ▁sports ▁The ▁sn atch ▁is ▁also ▁commonly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁training ▁athlet es ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sports ▁especially ▁with ▁athlet es ▁in ▁sports ▁where ▁powerful ▁full ▁body ▁movement ▁is ▁required ▁such ▁as ▁throwing , ▁s print ing , ▁running , ▁and ▁jump ing . ▁ ▁The ▁triple - extension ▁in ▁the ▁sn atch ▁( sim ult aneous ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁kne e ▁and ▁hip , ▁and ▁plant ar ▁flex ion ▁at ▁the ▁an k le ) ▁m im ics ▁the ▁movements ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁while ▁requiring ▁the ▁ath lete ▁to ▁produce ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁power ▁at ▁high ▁veloc ities . ▁The ▁sn atch ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁velocity ▁of ▁ 1 . 5 2 – 1 . 6 7   m / s . ▁This ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁quality ▁lift ▁for ▁training ▁speed - str ength ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁ath lete ▁a ims ▁to ▁move ▁a ▁light ▁weight ▁( 2 5 – 4 0 % ▁ 1 R M ) ▁at ▁its ▁fast est ▁velocity ▁( 1 . 1 – 1 . 6 5   m / s ) ▁ ▁World ▁records ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁Women ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁C lean ▁and ▁press ▁List ▁of ▁World ▁records ▁in ▁weight l ifting ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Olympic