Barbell Squat to Shoulder Press
A front squat, then a strict press from the shoulders once standing; the bar stops in the rack between the two, which sets it apart from a thruster.
How to do it
Setup
Bar in the front rack on the shoulders, hands just outside them, feet shoulder-width.
Steps
- Front squat to parallel, elbows high.
- Stand up and settle the bar on the shoulders.
- Press it overhead, then lower it to the shoulders.
Common mistakes
Rolling the squat straight into the press: pause in the rack; this is not a thruster. Leaning back to finish the press: brace the trunk and squeeze the glutes. Pressing the bar around the face: pull the head back briefly and press straight up.
Breathing
Inhale down, exhale standing, then again on the press.
