Olympic Squat

QuadsBarbellIntermediateCompound

Olympic Squat — finish position — Finish

Muscles worked

PrimaryQuads

SecondaryCalves, Glutes, Hamstrings

How to do it

01
Begin with a barbell supported on top of the traps. The chest should be up, and the head facing forward. Adopt a hip width stance with the feet turned out as needed.
02
Descend by flexing the knees, refraining from moving the hips back as much as possible. This requires that the knees travel forward; ensure that they stay aligned with the feet. The goal is to keep the torso as upright as possible. Continue all the way down, keeping the weight on the front of the heel.
03
At the moment the upper legs contact the lower, reverse the motion, driving the weight upward.

In the app

Olympic Squat appears when you own a barbell and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

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