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Smith machine squat

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Smith machine squat

Beginner10 repsNo jumping

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How to do it

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Maintain the natural arch in your back and put the bar on your back. Squeezing your shoulder blades and raise your chest.
  2. Grip the bar across your shoulders and support it on your upper back. Unwrack the smith machine by straightening your legs.
  3. Bend your knees as you lower the weight without altering the form of your back until your hips are below your knees.
  4. Raise the bar back to starting position, lift with your legs and exhale at the top.

By Tierrasverdes. CC BY-SA 4.0, via wger.