- Primary muscles
- Lower back
- Secondary muscles
- Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Middle back, Quadriceps, Traps
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Expert
- Category
- Powerlifting
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force
- Pull
Movement notes
- With your feet, and your grip set, take a big breath and then lower your hips and bend the knees until your shins contact the bar.
- Look forward with your head, keep your chest up and your back arched, and begin driving through the heels to move the weight upward.
- After the bar passes the knees, aggressively pull the bar back, pulling your shoulder blades together as you drive your hips forward into the bar.
- Lower the bar by bending at the hips and guiding it to the floor.
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