Back Squats
Rest a barbell across your upper back, stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Squat down by bending your hips and knees until thighs are parallel or lower. Press through your heels to stand back up. Keep your chest up and core engaged.
How it is executed
- Rest a barbell across your upper back, stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Squat down by bending your hips and knees until thighs are parallel or lower.
- Press through your heels to stand back up.
- Keep your chest up and core engaged.
- Muscles worked
- Quadriceps
- Primary muscle
- Vastus lateralis
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement pattern
- Lower body
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- Strength · Hypertrophy · Stability
