Technique
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell with an overhand grip at thigh level. Pull the barbell upward along your body toward your chin while keeping your elbows higher than your wrists and maintaining upright posture.
A compound upper body exercise that targets the deltoids and trapezius muscles through a vertical pulling motion, developing shoulder strength and upper back definition.
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell with an overhand grip at thigh level. Pull the barbell upward along your body toward your chin while keeping your elbows higher than your wrists and maintaining upright posture.
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell with an overhand grip at thigh level and arms fully extended.
Return to the starting position with barbell at thigh level and arms fully extended, maintaining the same stance and grip throughout the movement.
Keep your elbows higher than wrists, pull the bar close to your body, maintain upright posture, control the movement, squeeze your shoulders
Using too much weight, poor elbow position, leaning back, using momentum, incomplete range of motion
Increase weight gradually, add pause at top, perform variations, incorporate tempo changes, try different grip positions.
Use lighter weight, focus on form over weight, perform with dumbbells, reduce range of motion, practice proper form.
Maintain proper form to avoid shoulder strain. Stop if you experience shoulder or neck pain. Keep your elbows higher than your wrists throughout the movement. Ensure the barbell is properly secured.