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Behind-the-legs barbell squat

A compound exercise for the quads, with help from the glutes, forearms. Equipment: barbell.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Bar on the floor behind your heels, hands just outside the legs.
  2. Keep the chest up and stand, the bar sliding up the backs of the legs
  3. Lower by bending the knees first

Muscles worked

Behind-the-legs barbell squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the quads highlighted

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