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Barbell squat (on knees)
Upper legs · Barbell
Target muscles
Quads
Also works
GlutesHamstringsCalves
How to do it
- 1Start by kneeling on the ground with your knees hip-width apart and your toes pointing forward.
- 2Place a barbell across your shoulders, gripping it with an overhand grip and your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 3Engage your core and keep your chest lifted as you slowly lower your body down by bending your knees, keeping your back straight.
- 4Continue lowering until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
- 5Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits