Smith full squat

How to do it

1. 1Set up the Smith machine with the bar at shoulder height.
2. 2Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, with your toes turned slightly outward.
3. 3Step under the bar and position it across your upper back, resting it on your traps.
4. 4Grip the bar with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
5. 5Unrack the bar and take a step back, maintaining a stable stance.
6. 6Keeping your chest up and your core braced, initiate the squat by sitting your hips back and bending your knees.
7. 7Lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor, or as low as your flexibility allows.
8. 8Pause for a moment at the bottom position, then drive through your heels to return to the starting position.
9. 9Repeat for the desired number of reps.

More glutes exercises

• Barbell romanian deadliftBarbell
• Band hip liftResistance band
• Twist hip liftBodyweight
• Jump squatBodyweight
• Barbell lungeBarbell
• Kettlebell lunge pass throughKettlebell
• Smith sprint lungeSmith machine
• Iron cross stretchBodyweight

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.