Instructions
Preparation
- Squat down in trap bar with feet flat and grasp handles to the sides.
Execution
- Lift bar by extending hips and knees to full extension. Pull shoulders back at top of lift if rounded. Return by bending knees forward slightly while allowing hips to bend back behind, keeping back straight and knees pointed same direction as feet. Repeat.
Comments
- Throughout lift keep hips low, shoulders high, arms and back straight. Knees should point same direction as feet throughout movement. See Squat Analysis.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Pull |