Instructions
Preparation
- Position shoulders under shoulder pads with back against
back pad. Place feet on platform shoulder or hip width apart,
slightly forward. Squeeze hand lever. Keeping hand lever squeezed,
squat down by bending hips and knees until knees or hips are
just short of complete flexion. Release hand lever and raise
up on sled just slightly until weight stack is engaged (click
is heard). Raise sled by extending knees and hips until legs
are straight. Place one leg back behind plateform with toes pointed
downward over floor.
Execution
- Squat down with knee pointed same direction as foot. Allow
leg to bend behind with forefoot on floor. Descend until forward
hip is near complete flexion. Raise sled by extending knee and
hip until leg is straight. Repeat. Continue with other leg.
Comments
- Squeeze hand lever at bottom of movement to disengage weight
stack. Keep hand lever squeezed until sled is raised and leg
is straight. If insufficient hip flexibility forces pelvis to
pull away from back pad at lower portions of movement, only lower
sled just short of spinal articulation. Keep knee pointed same
directions as foot. Do not allow heel to raise off of platform,
pushing with both heel and forefoot. Placing feet slightly forward
on platform emphasize Gluteus Maximus. Placing feet slightly
back on platform emphasize Quadriceps. See manufucture's suggested
foot placement for Lever
Split V-Squat.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Dynamic
Stabilizers
Stabilizers
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