Exercises / Upper legs / Barbell Rack Pull
Barbell Rack Pull
Barbell Rack Pull: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: barbell.
- Equipmentbarbell
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, hamstrings
- Secondary muscles
- lower back
How to do it
- Set up a barbell on a rack at knee height.
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outwards.
- Bend at the hips and knees to lower yourself down and grip the barbell with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Engage your core and lift the barbell by extending your hips and knees, pulling your shoulders back and squeezing your glutes at the top.
- Lower the barbell back down to the starting position by bending at the hips and knees.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.