Muscles worked
glutes, hamstrings, lower back
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barbell rack pull
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- barbell
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Set up a barbell on a rack at knee height.
- 2
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outwards.
- 3
Bend at the hips and knees to lower yourself down and grip the barbell with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- 4
Engage your core and lift the barbell by extending your hips and knees, pulling your shoulders back and squeezing your glutes at the top.
- 5
Lower the barbell back down to the starting position by bending at the hips and knees.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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