How do you perform this exercise?
- Set up the smith machine with the barbell at hip height.
- Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing outwards.
- Position yourself under the barbell, resting it on your upper back and shoulders.
- Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your body down into a squat position, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
- Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, 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.
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.
