Smith Machine Squats
- Begin by positioning yourself underneath a Smith Machine barbell. Make sure the bar is across your upper traps and NOT your neck.
- Place your feet at shoulder-width with your toes pointed slightly out. Brace your core and keep your chest up.
- Bend first at the knees then at the hips. Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Return to the starting position.
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Smith machine squats is a gym work out exercise that targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Single / one straight leg dumbbell deadlift, kettlebell deadlifts and bulgarian split squats are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as smith machine squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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