How do you perform this exercise?
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outwards.
- Hold the barbell with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Bend your knees and lower your hips into a squat position, keeping your back straight and chest up.
- Explosively extend your hips, knees, and ankles, driving the barbell upwards.
- As the barbell reaches chest level, pull it upwards with your arm, keeping it close to your body.
- Rotate your elbow under the barbell and extend your arm fully overhead, locking out your elbow.
- Lower the barbell back down to the starting position in a controlled manner.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms.
Which other muscles are involved?
Traps, Forearms, Core.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
