barbell wide squat

How to perform it

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. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

1. 1Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
2. 2Hold the barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps or rear delts.
3. 3Engage 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. 4Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
5. 5Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.