Wide Grip Standing

Grasp a suitably weighted barbell with an underarm grip, placing your thumbs over the top of the bar for a strong grip, with both hands in a wide arm position (double shoulder width).

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Lift the bar from the floor in a safe manner, (bent knee - straight back), aiming to stand with your feet shoulder width apart, back straight, shoulders pulled back with both elbows tucked by your sides.

In a controlled manner, lift the bar from a straight arm position, all the way up towards your chest, then slowly back down in order to commence your next exercise.

It's essential that you minimize any swinging with the weight, leaning forward or back and aiming to keep the elbows close to your sides in order to achieve maximum gains from this exercise.

The level of difficulty for any weight lifting exercise, has a great emphasis on the amount of weight about to be lifted. Always aim to start with a light weight, adapting good technique prior to increasing the weight.