Barbell high bar squat

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Barbell high bar squat

Upper legs · Barbell

Target muscles

Glutes

Also works

QuadricepsHamstringsCalvesCore

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.
  2. 2Place the barbell on your upper back, resting it on your traps.
  3. 3Engage your core and keep your chest up as you begin to squat down, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
  4. 4Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
  5. 5Drive through your heels to stand back up, extending your hips and knees.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits