Barbell Hack Squats Workout

Barbell Hack Squats Workout................

Muscles worked: quadriceps, hamstrings and buttocks

Spotter Required: No

Minimum Equipment Required: Standard Barbell

The best equipment to use: Olympic barbell

Warm up: Warm up to perform a rate 15 to 20 reps of the exercise with minimal weight, typically half to one rep max.

How often should I perform this exercise: The hack squat is best carried out after knee bends, as another part of the quad muscle targets but also helps target your thighs.

When should this exercise: The hack squat is best carried out after a heavy curl exercises such as squats, and front thighs.

How to exercise: Standing with feet shoulder-width apart to the front, the bar stops behind the body and hold it to your back if you are willing to bend with the same movement like a squat in the area. Hold the bar straight and lower your body halfway.

This exercise is hard and should not be lifting heavy weights, as a rule of thumb, about half the weight you are lifting front squat. Remember, keep your head neutral spine and you are straight.

Mentality: You will work your quads, this movement and hamstrings feel the trick is to keep the back straight during this exercise.