Exercises / Beginner
Low bar swing
- Triceps
- Lower Chest
- Lumbar
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Low bar
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into a low bar position in a barbell squat.
Utilize a slight arm bend and leg swing to gain momentum, pressing your hips against the bar and then separating them from it while accompanying the movement with your legs.
This movement will prepare you for different tricks on the bar and parallel bars.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Lower Chest
Lumbar
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength10
- Explosivity0
- Technique20
- Cardio5
- Mobility10
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