How do you perform this exercise?
- Set up the smith machine with the barbell at shoulder height.
- Stand facing the barbell with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the barbell with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Step back and position the barbell on your front shoulders, resting it on your collarbone and deltoids.
- Keep your chest up, back straight, and core engaged.
- Lower your body by bending at the knees and hips, as if sitting back into a chair.
- Continue lowering until your thighs are parallel to the ground or slightly below.
- Pause for a moment, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves, Core.
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.
