Thruster

Try the thruster to work your body from tip to toe in one move.

Here at WHL, we love combining moves, merging them into one just to make things extra tough on ourselves. With a move like the thruster, all you need is a barbell to do the move, and anyone can try it by adjusting the weights to make it challenging enough for you.

The move involves a super deep squat as well as a shoulder press, recruiting both the upper and lower body, while the core is summoned for stability, too.

Make sure you use a weight that is challenging for you, and keep deep in that squat segment! Throw this into an existing workout to get your whole body involved in just one move.

We Heart living – workouts for women – Thruster

Instructions
Hold a barbell just under your chin, with hands underneath the bar, palms up and elbows up to support the weight.
With feet just wider than hip-width apart, squat down, bending at the knees and hips, directing your bottom out behind you. Go as low as possible, keeping heels on
the ground.
Extend up through the heels, using the upward momentum to push the barbell up towards the ceiling by extending the arms.
Lower and repeat.

 Top tips
Keep your chest up and shoulders back when you squat down.
Keep your gaze forwards.
Don’t let your weight fall forwards