#2. Snatch-Grip Rack Deadlift
Why: The wider grip used with the Snatch-Grip Rack Deadlift forces the upper back and rear delts to work extraordinarily hard. Get good at these and you’ll have a massive back to show for it.
Execution: Set the bar up in a power rack several inches below the knees. Place your feet roughly shoulder-width apart (turned slightly outward) and keep the bar against your shins. Sit your butt backwards, keep your spine flat, and – using a double-overhand grip – grab the bar with your pointer, middle, or ring fingers on the circular knurlings.* Flex your lats, keep your chest tall, and drive through your heels as hard as possible. Once the bar passes your knees, squeeze your glutes until the hips and knees are completely locked out. Follow the same path when returning to the starting position and repeat for the prescribed number of sets and repetitions.
*Feel free to use lifting straps. Do not let your grip strength be a limiting factor in this movement.