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Strength exercise

Barbell Squat

How to do it

  1. Position the barbell on your upper back and stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Unrack the bar and step back, bracing your core.
  3. Bend your knees and hips to lower your body as if sitting back into a chair.
  4. Descend until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor.
  5. Drive through your heels to stand back up to the starting position.
  6. Keep your chest up and knees tracking over your toes throughout.

Muscles worked

QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
Biceps FemorisTwo-headed hamstring muscle responsible for knee flexion and hip extension. All Biceps Femoris exercises
CoreMuscles in the abdominal area, responsible for stabilizing the body and supporting movement. All Core exercises

Related Quads exercises

Clean DeadliftDeadliftDeficit DeadliftDumbbell Front SquatGoblet SquatLunges
Type
Strength
Equipment
Barbell, Weight Plates
Primary muscles
Quadriceps, Biceps Femoris, Core
Measured in
Reps and weight