Exercise
Barbell wide squat
Barbell wide squat is a moderate exercise. It trains quads.
Detailed explanation
Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward. Hold the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps or rear delts. Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your body down into a squat, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
Step by step
- 1
Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
- 2
Hold the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps or rear delts.
- 3
Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your body down into a squat, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
- 4
Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
- 5
Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
