Instructions
Preparation
- Stand with feet shoulder width or narrower in trap bar, weight to each side. Squat down with feet flat and grasp handles to sides.
Execution
- Lift bar by extending hips and knees to full extension. Pull shoulders back at top of lift if rounded. Return to floor 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 |