Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, grasp bar with overhand shoulder width grip. Position bar on front of shoulders with elbows forward and wrists hyperextended. Place feet under bar. Disengage bar by rotating bar back.
Execution
- Bend knees forward 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 forward, back straight and feet flat on floor; equal distribution of weight through fore foot and heel. Knees should point same direction as feet throughout movement. See Smith Squat Analysis.
Classification
| Utility: | Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |