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Movement · Upper Legs

Barbell High Bar Squat

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out. Place the barbell on your upper back, resting it on your traps. Engage your core and keep your chest up as you begin to squat down, pushing your hips back and bending your knees. Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go. Drive through your heels to stand back up, extending your hips and knees. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetGlutes
Equipmentbarbell
Body partUpper Legs

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.

  2. 2

    Place the barbell on your upper back, resting it on your traps.

  3. 3

    Engage your core and keep your chest up as you begin to squat down, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.

  4. 4

    Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.

  5. 5

    Drive through your heels to stand back up, extending your hips and knees.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Glutes

Secondary

QuadricepsHamstringsCalvesCore

Training plans

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