Women’s Fitness Australia — May 2017

Technique

■ Start on your knees with your hands

gripping a barbell on the fl oor. Keep your

body straight from shoulders to knees and

your hands under your shoulders.

■ Roll the barbell as far forwards as

is comfortable for you, then roll it

back to the start and repeat.

Technique

■ Keeping a bend in your knees, hinge

at the hips so your upper body is almost

parallel to the fl oor, holding a barbell

with both hands, arms extended down.

■ Row the barbell up towards your ribs

and squeeze your shoulder blades

together as you go.

■ Slowly lower and repeat.

BENTOVER ROW

GREAT FOR: UPPER BACK,

FRONT UPPER ARMS

Technique

■ Holding a barbell in front of your thighs,

bend your legs to create momentum, then

row the barbell up towards your chin.

■ Rotate your grip to drop your elbows under

the barbell and then stand up straight.

■ Reverse the movement and then repeat.

Don’t let your lower

back overarch

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BARBELL ROLLOUT

GREAT FOR: STOMACH, CORE, SHOULDERS

CLEAN

GREAT FOR: BACK, FRONT UPPER

ARMS, CORE, BOTTOM, THIGHS

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WORDS

AMANDA KHOUV

PHOTOGRAPHY

JENNI LESKININ

BeFIT

Pull your shoulders

back and maintain

a neutral spine

Keep a

natural

curve in

your back