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Barbell Low-Bar Back Squat exercise illustration

Barbell Low-Bar Back Squat

A back squat with the bar set lower on the upper back, a squat that brings in more of the hips and hamstrings.

Body part
Legs
Equipment
Barbell
Category
Strength
Pattern
Squat
Mainly works
Quadriceps and glutes
Also
Hamstrings, adductors and lower back

Cues

  1. Bar low on the upper back
  2. Hips back as you sit
  3. Drive up through the whole foot