back squat
Loaded standing descent
A back squat is a weightlifting exercise where a barbell rests across the upper back and shoulders while the lifter squats down and stands back up.
The "back" distinguishes it from a front squat, where the bar rests on the front of the shoulders.
It's a foundational strength exercise targeting the legs, glutes, and core: I hit a new PR on my back squat today.
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- low barUndemanding criterion
- high barElevated gymnastics apparatus
- quadsFront thigh muscles
- glutesPosterior muscle group
depth · heavy · plates · legs · leg day · power · strength · one rep max · hamstrings · core · Olympic · weightlifting · parallel · hole · grinding · chalk · belt · knee sleeves
back squatdeadlift
Ground-to-hip barbell raise
hip thrust · standing up · Romanian deadlift · squat jump · good morning
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