FitNessieHow to do it
- Set your feet wide with your toes turned out and the bar over mid-foot.
- Bend down and grip the bar with your hands inside your legs.
- Brace your core and push your knees out over your toes.
- Push the floor away, keeping the bar against your shins and thighs.
- Stand tall by extending your knees and hips together, then lower the bar with control.
Key cues
- Knees out over your toes
- Chest up, spine straight
- Bar close to your body
- Hips and knees rise together
Common mistakes
- Letting your knees cave in as you pull
- Rounding your back off the floor
- Letting the bar drift away from your legs
- Leaning back at the top
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Glutes and lower back
- Secondary
- Quads, hamstrings, adductors, traps and forearms
Equipment
Barbell.
