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The freeweight squat is one of the three powerlifting competition exercises, along with the deadlift and the bench press. [2] Equipment Squats can be performed using only the practitioner's body weight. For weighted squats, a barbell is typically used, although the practitioner may instead hold dumbbells, kettlebells, or other
The overhead press is a classic strongman exercise, and great for strength training and building muscle, too. Here are the muscles it works, and how to do it. Which Muscles You Use When You Do the ...
Common superset configurations are two exercises for the same muscle group, agonist-antagonist muscles, or alternating upper and lower body muscle groups. [29] Exercises for the same muscle group (flat bench press followed by the incline bench press) result in a significantly lower training volume than a traditional exercise format with rests. [30]
The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.
The snatch is a wide-grip lift, in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one motion. The clean and jerk and the clean and press are combination lifts in which the weight is first taken from the ground to the front of the shoulders (the clean), and then from the shoulders to overhead (the first using a jerk, the second an overhead press).
The weight is then pressed overhead. [3] While the exercise can be performed standing or seated, standing recruits more muscles as more balancing is required in order to support the lift. [4] Other variations of the exercise include the push press, a similar movement that involves an additional dipping motion in the legs to increase momentum. [1]
The snatch is a lift wherein an athlete sweeps the barbell up and overhead in one fluid action: the lifter takes a wide-grip on the bar and pulls the barbell off the floor before rapidly re-bending their knees to get themself under the barbell (usually bringing themself into a deep overhead squat position), so that the barbell is supported over ...
A split snatch being performed. Split snatch was the common form of snatch before squat snatch was popularized by lifters such as Pete George and Dave Sheppard. [3] [4] In the split snatch, the lifter lifts the bar as high as possible and pulls themselves under the bar similar to the squat snatch but in the split snatch the lifter "splits" their legs, placing one foot in front of them and one ...