Technique
- Hold weights at shoulder height with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Perform a Deep squat by sitting back and down.
- As you stand up explosively, use the momentum to press the weights straight overhead until your arms are fully extended.
Form tips
- Move in one continuous motion from the bottom of the squat to the overhead press.
Logging: Total weight used.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Triceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
- Chest
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (long)
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Anterior deltoid
- Middle deltoid
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Regressions
Barbell front squat
Novice
Push press
Beginner
Double kettlebell front squat
Novice
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