Hack Squat
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Legs
- Equipment
- Machine
- Type
- Compound
How to do it
- Stand on the platform with your back flat against the pad and your shoulders under the shoulder pads.
- Set your feet about shoulder-width apart in the middle of the platform, then release the safety handles.
- Bend your knees and lower yourself under control as deep as you can with your hips and back on the pad.
- Push through your whole foot to straighten your legs, stopping just short of locking your knees.
- Re-engage the safety handles before you step out of the machine.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
Also known as
Machine Hack Squat · Hack Squats · Hack Squat Machine · Hack Squat (Machine)