Barbell Back Squat
Legs
Barbell
Intermediate
START
END
THE CUE
Brace your core, sit back and down as if sitting into a chair. Break parallel — your hip crease should go below your knees.
MUSCLES WORKED
Quadriceps, Glutes
Also: Hamstrings, Adductors, Erector Spinae, Core
COACH'S NOTE
Brace core, break at hips and knees
How to do it
01
Step under the bar and position it on your upper traps (high bar) or rear delts (low bar).
The full barbell back squat guide is in the app.
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5 more steps
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4 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · strength
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for barbell back squat from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
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IN THE APP
Log barbell back squat in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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