Legs
Barbell Back Squat
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Pattern and target
- Legs
- Lower
- Quads
How to do it
- Set the bar at upper-chest height and rest it across your traps, not your neck.
- Unrack, step back, and set your feet shoulder-width with toes turned slightly out.
- Brace, keep the chest up, and sit down until the thighs are at least parallel.
- Drive through your heels, keeping the knees tracking over the toes.