Barbell Thruster
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Dumbbell
- Kettlebell
HOW TO PERFORM
- Hold the load in a front rack and squat to depth.
- Drive up and press the load overhead in one motion.
- Lower to the rack and into the next squat.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Quads
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Glutes
- Triceps
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Barbell Thruster
- Dumbbell (Double) Thruster
- Dumbbell (Single) Thruster
- Kettlebell (Double) Thruster
- Kettlebell (Single) Thruster
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