The Tale of the Terrible Thruster

I doubt there is anyone who likes thrusters. Okay, there is probably somebody out there who likes thrusters but they won’t admit it because if they did they no that nobody would like them anymore as a person because what kind of terrible human being likes thrusters?

So everyone says they hate thrusters. Fine. Let’s make sure we don’t make thrusters any easier to hate. In other words, let’s use good technique when we do the thruster thing.

The biggest flaws I see from this side of the camera are:

1. Elbows dropping down at the bottom of the squat.
2. Not pushing the head through at the top of the press.

If you drop your elbows, the bar goes forward. If the bar goes forward, your back curves. If your back curves, the squat becomes harder. If the squat becomes harder, you hate thrusters more. Keep your elbows up.

If you don’t push your head through at the top of the press, it isn’t a rep. You have to do it again. Doing one more rep makes you hate thrusters more. Go through the full range of motion and push your head through. In addition, when you don’t push your head through, you are relying on shoulder strength and neglecting your awesome trapezius muscles. Send out the love to the traps. Get your head through.

Don’t hate the thruster more than you need to.

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