VIDEO DEMO:
EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:
- Don’t panic if you can’t get comfortable with the traditional advice of placing your feet at “10 and 2 O’ Clock”… Everyone squats differently. Your ideal foot position depends on many things, so don’t stress. If I asked you to jump as high as you could, where would you plant your feet? That’s where you should also plant them for barbell squats.
- Load the bar onto your back and brace your midsection; this is not just a leg exercise. In fact, your abs and lower back will do a considerable amount of work here, so brace them accordingly.
- Lower the bar under control as you sit down & back.
- How low should you go? Well, the clue is in the name. PARALLEL means achieving a 90* angle. This is where the load will be at its heaviest. Hold this position for 3-5 seconds. You’ll have to work very hard here to control your posture.
- To power back up, focus on keeping your chest up and drive your hips forward HARD.
MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:
- Legs (Quads, Hamstrings, Glutes, Adductors, Abductors)
- Back (Lower Back)
- Abs
