Muscles worked
delts, quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, core
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barbell thruster
- Body part
- shoulders
- Equipment
- barbell
- Target muscle
- delts
- Muscle group
- quadriceps
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell at shoulder height with an overhand grip.
- 2
Lower into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
- 3
As you reach the bottom of the squat, explosively drive through your heels to stand up, simultaneously pressing the barbell overhead.
- 4
Lower the barbell back to shoulder height as you lower back into the squat position.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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