How do you perform this exercise?
- Set up the smith machine with the bar at hip height.
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
- Bend at the hips and knees, keeping your back straight and chest up, and grip the bar with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Engage your core and lift the bar by extending your hips and knees, keeping the bar close to your body.
- Stand up straight, fully extending your hips and knees.
- Lower the bar back down by bending at the hips and knees, maintaining control and keeping your back straight.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Lower back.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
