High Pulls

This is an excellent exercise for the legs and lower back. Always warm up the muscles of the lower back and hamstrings prior to performing this exercise.

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Place your feet shoulder width apart, bend down grasping the weights with your hands, keeping your palms facing you throughout the movement, having your arms straight, with the weight close to your toes.

Commence the exercise with your legs bent, feet firmly on the floor with your buttocks pushed back, back straight with head up.

Smoothly straighten your legs, lifting the weights up to shoulder level with your elbows high, aiming to keep the weights close to your body throughout.

Avoid leaning to far other or jerking in the initial lift.

Advanced lifters may wish to rise on their toes to extend the weight a little higher in the final phase.

Lower the bar back down to waist level, prior to returning down to the floor and repeating again for desired reps.