What muscles does the Push Jerk work?

Mainly the front delts and quads. It also works the abs, glutes, traps and triceps.

What equipment do you need for the Push Jerk?

It uses a barbell. Without it, the Anti-Gravity Press and the Arnold Press train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.

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Barbell overhead lift driven by a short leg dip, received in a partial squat with the feet planted.

Take the bar in a front rack across the shoulders with the elbows down and in front of the bar.
Set your feet in your squat stance with your weight balanced over the whole foot.
Brace your trunk and dip by bending the knees only, keeping the torso vertical.
Reverse hard and drive the bar off the shoulders with the legs.
Punch the elbows into lockout overhead and receive the bar in a partial squat with the feet planted.
Stand up with the bar stable overhead, then lower it back to the rack position.

Dipping too deep, which slows the reversal and turns the lift into a slow press.
Letting the torso pitch forward in the dip, which sends the bar out in front of the body.
Pressing with the arms before the legs finish, which loses the drive and stalls the bar at eye level.
Receiving with soft elbows, which puts the load on the shoulder joint instead of the skeleton.

What muscles does the Push Jerk work?: Mainly the front delts and quads. It also works the abs, glutes, traps and triceps.
What equipment do you need for the Push Jerk?: It uses a barbell. Without it, the Anti-Gravity Press and the Arnold Press train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Push Jerk good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.