Barbell thruster

How to do it

1. 1Start standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell at shoulder height with an overhand grip.
2. 2Lower into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
3. 3As you reach the bottom of the squat, explosively drive through your heels to stand up while simultaneously pressing the barbell overhead.
4. 4Lower the barbell back to shoulder height as you descend back into the squat position.
5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

More shoulders exercises

• Dumbbell lying one arm deltoid rearDumbbells
• Dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raiseDumbbells
• Dumbbell raiseDumbbells
• Smith shoulder pressSmith machine
• Cable supine reverse flyCable
• Dumbbell standing alternate raiseDumbbells
• Barbell rear delt raiseBarbell
• Barbell standing wide military pressBarbell

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.