Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, position bar on the back of the shoulders and grasp bar to sides. Place feet slightly forward and cross lower leg above knee of supporting leg. Disengage bar.
Execution
- Bend knee forward slightly while allowing hips to bend, keeping back straight and knee pointed same direction of foot. Descend until thigh of supporting leg is just past parallel to floor. Extend knee and hip until leg is straight. Return and repeat.
Comments
- Keep head forward, back straight and foot flat on the floor; equal distribution of weight through fore foot and heel. Forward knee should point same direction as foot throughout movement.
Classification
| Utility: | Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |