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BARBELL THRUSTER

Spartan Standard — 300WOD helmet mark

Front squat into an overhead press in one fluid movement. High metabolic demand.

MOVEMENT GUIDE

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HOW TO PERFORM

  1. 1

    Hold the barbell in the front rack position.

  2. 2

    Descend into a full front squat.

  3. 3

    Drive out of the squat and use the momentum to press the bar overhead.

  4. 4

    Lock out overhead at the top.

  5. 5

    Lower back to the front rack and immediately descend.

THE STANDARD

Full squat depth. Full lockout overhead. One continuous movement.

COACHING CUES

Full depthDrive through the squat into the pressFull lockout overhead

COMMON MISTAKES

  • Partial squat depth.

  • Not locking out overhead.

  • Pausing between squat and press.

SCALING / SUBSTITUTIONS

  • Dumbbell thruster.

  • Front squat + push press as separate movements.

  • Reduce load.

300WOD APPLICATION

The barbell thruster appears at Elite and Spartan Standards as a full-body compound movement.

300WOD STANDARDS

Foundation
Hoplite✓
Elite✓
Spartan✓

EQUIPMENT

BarbellRack

MUSCLES

Primary

QuadricepsGlutesAnterior DeltoidsTriceps

Secondary

HamstringsAbs / CoreTrapezius