
Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, grasp bar with an overhand shoulder
width grip. Position bar on front of shoulders with elbows forward
and wrists hyperextended. Place feet under bar. Disengage bar.
Execution
- Descend until thighs are just past parallel to floor. Extend
knees and hips until legs are straight. Return and repeat.
Comments
- Keep head forward, back straight and feet flat on the floor;
equal distribution of weight through fore foot 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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