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How To Perform The Perfect Thruster

From the ground, the thruster is a serious compound exercise combining a clean, front squat and push press to overhead and can be performed using almost heavy objects: dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells,  medicine balls, sandbags, atlas stones.

Compound exercises utilize movement around more than one joint which allows their benefits to carry over to sports and physical performance. Working essentially all your major leg muscles — your quads, hamstrings and glutes work very hard in the squat portion of thrusters.

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Time for some hanging...

Hanging can be divided into:

1. Passive Hanging - relaxed, deactivated, targets more of the passive structural integrity components than the more 'muscular heavy' hangs. It is where more often than not we will start with a beginner. (certain issues with shoulder health and integrity might require we start with active hangs for example)

2. Active Hanging - selective activation of the pattern, engaging musculature and minimizing the demands on passive structural integrity while maximizing the active-component demand and adaptation. Active hangs are a type of strength work. More specifically - Straight Arm Scapular Strength.

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