Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, position bar on back of shoulders and grasp bar to sides. Place feet slightly forward. Disengage bar by rotating bar back.
Execution
- Bend knees forward 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.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |