Smith machine front squat

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🔧 Smith Machine ↕ Squat 🏋️ kg × reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Unrack bar, stepping back. Inhale, brace core, and lower by bending knees and hips, keeping your torso upright until thighs are parallel to the floor. Pause. Exhale, drive through your heels to extend and return to the starting position. Rerack.

Muscles Worked

Glute MaxAbs (510): Rectus Abdominis

Secondary: Calves (3, 10):, Erector Spinae, Anterior Delts

Tips

Keep elbows high for bar stability. Maintain a neutral spine. Engage your core for stability. Align knees with toes. Inhale on descent, exhale on ascent.

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