Hack squat
LegsMachineBeginner
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A squat on an angled sled machine: your back stays against the pad, which takes load off the lower back. It puts a strong emphasis on the quadriceps.
How to do it
- 1Step into the machine with your back against the pad and shoulders under the pads.
- 2Place your feet shoulder width apart in the middle of the platform.
- 3Release the safeties and lower by bending the knees.
- 4Descend to about 90 degrees or slightly deeper.
- 5Press back up without locking the knees at the top.
- Also works
- Glutes
- Equipment
- Machine
- Level
- Beginner