Instructions
Preparation
- Stand with back of thighs or gluteus against bar. Grasp bar
from behind with overhand grip. Disengage bar by rotating bar
back.
Execution
- Bend knees forward slightly while allowing hips to bend back
behind, keeping back straight and knees pointed same direction
as feet. Descend until thighs are to close to parallel to floor
and bar is behind lower leg. Lift bar by extending hips and knees
to full extension. Repeat.
Comments
- Throughout lift keep hips low, shoulders high, arms and back
straight. Knees should point same direction as feet throughout
movement. See Smith
Squat Analysis.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Dynamic
Stabilizers
Stabilizers
Antagonist
Stabilizers
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