Rack Delivery

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Rack Delivery

Category
Olympic Weightlifting
Level
Intermediate
Equipment
Barbell
Force
Pull
Mechanic
Compound

Primary Muscles

Shoulders

Secondary Muscles

ForearmsTraps

Instructions

  1. 1

    This drill teaches the delivery of the barbell to the rack position on the shoulders. Begin holding a bar in the scarecrow position, with the upper arms parallel to the floor, and the forearms hanging down. Use a hook grip, with your fingers wrapped over your thumbs.

  2. 2

    Begin by rotating the elbows around the bar, delivering the bar to the shoulders. As your elbows come forward, relax your grip. The shoulders should be protracted, providing a shelf for the bar, which should lightly contact the throat.

  3. 3

    It is important that the bar stay close to the body at all times, as with a heavier load any distance will result in an unwanted collision. As the movement becomes smoother, speed and load can be increased before progressing further.

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