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Push Jerk demonstration

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Strength / Barbell

Push Jerk

An overhead lift using a leg dip and drive to launch the barbell overhead, caught in a quarter squat.

Equipment

Barbell

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Traps · Glutes · Quads

Instructions

  1. 01

    Hold a barbell in the front rack position at your shoulders.

  2. 02

    Stand with feet hip-width apart.

  3. 03

    Dip by bending your knees slightly.

  4. 04

    Drive explosively through your legs and press the bar overhead.

  5. 05

    Drop into a quarter-squat under the bar and lock out your arms.

  6. 06

    Stand up fully and lower the bar to repeat.

Choose a load and range you can control. These instructions are general guidance, not a substitute for individual coaching.