barbell speed squat

How to perform it

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out. 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 hips back and down, as if sitting into a chair. Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go. Drive through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.
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 hips back and down, as if sitting into a chair.
4. 4Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
5. 5Drive through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top.
6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.