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Barbell Thruster

Hold the barbell racked on your front delts with a shoulder-width grip and feet hip- to shoulder-width apart. Descend into a full front squat, keeping your torso upright, elbows high and weight through your heels. Drive explosively out of the bottom of the squat and use that upward momentum to press the bar overhead in one continuous motion. Lock the bar out overhead, then lower it back to the front rack as you descend into the next squat.

QUADRICEPS · FULL BODY

Barbell Thruster: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Hold the barbell racked on your front delts with a shoulder-width grip and feet hip- to shoulder-width apart.
  2. Descend into a full front squat, keeping your torso upright, elbows high and weight through your heels.
  3. Drive explosively out of the bottom of the squat and use that upward momentum to press the bar overhead in one continuous motion.
  4. Lock the bar out overhead, then lower it back to the front rack as you descend into the next squat.
Muscles worked
Quadriceps
Primary muscle
Quadriceps
Equipment
Barbell
Movement pattern
Full body
Difficulty
Advanced
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophy

Variations and substitutions

Program your clients' routines from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.