Strength exercise

Hack Squat

How to do it

Load the hack squat machine and position your shoulders under the pads with your back flat against the support.
Set your feet shoulder width apart on the platform, slightly forward of your hips, and release the safety handles.
Bend your knees and lower the sled by bending at your knees and hips together, keeping your back flat against the pad.
Descend until your thighs are near parallel to the platform, feeling the load through your quadriceps and biceps femoris.
Drive through your feet to press the sled back up, exhaling as you extend your knees and hips to the top.
Avoid letting your heels lift off the platform, which shifts stress onto your knees.

QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises

Gluteus MaximusLargest gluteal muscle responsible for hip extension and external rotation. All Gluteus Maximus exercises