Power Jerk

The Power Jerk is an advanced barbell exercise that primarily targets the Quads.

Muscles Worked

How to Do the Power Jerk

1. 1Standing with the weight racked on the front of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible.
2. 2Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, and be sure to move your head out of the way as the bar leaves the shoulders.
3. 3At this moment as the feet leave the floor, the feet must be placed into the receiving position as quickly as possible. In the brief moment the feet are not actively driving against the platform, the athletes effort to push the bar up will drive them down. The feet should be moved to a slightly wider stance, with the knees partially bent.
4. 4Receive the bar with the arms locked out overhead.
5. 5Return to a standing position.

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