Barbell Press Under
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes, Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Triceps, Upper back, Traps, Abs
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement pattern
- Squat
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and a barbell resting across your upper back, hands in a wide snatch grip.
- 2 Press up against the bar as you sit down into a squat, pushing your body down under the bar rather than pushing the bar up.
- 3 Reach the bottom of a deep overhead squat with your arms locked out and the bar directly over your feet.
- 4 Stand up with the bar held overhead, then return it to your upper back for the next rep.
