Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, position bar on back of shoulders
and grasp bar to sides. Place feet wide pointing outward 45°
to 30°. Disengage bar by rotating bar back.
Execution
- Bend knees toward direction of feet slightly while allowing
hips to bend back behind, keeping back straight and knees pointed
same direction as feet. Descend until thighs are just past parallel
to floor. Extend knees and hips until legs are straight. Return
and repeat.
Comments
- Keep head facing forward, back straight and feet flat on
floor; equal distribution of weight through forefoot and heel.
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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