Barbell wide squat

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Barbell wide squat

Upper legs · Barbell

Target muscles

Quads

Also works

GlutesHamstringsCalves

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
  2. 2Hold the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps or rear delts.
  3. 3Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your body down into a squat, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
  4. 4Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
  5. 5Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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