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Squat jerk
Upper legs · Barbell
Target muscles
Quads
Also works
GlutesHamstringsCalvesCore
How to do it
- 1Start with the barbell resting on your shoulders, with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2Lower your body into a squat position, keeping your chest up and your knees tracking over your toes.
- 3As you reach the bottom of the squat, explosively drive through your legs and push the barbell overhead.
- 4As the barbell reaches its peak, quickly drop into a split position, with one foot forward and one foot back.
- 5Catch the barbell overhead with your arms fully extended and your back knee slightly touching the ground.
- 6Stand up from the split position, bringing your feet back together.
- 7Lower the barbell back to your shoulders and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits