LiftsmithBarbell split squat
A compound exercise for the quads and glutes, with help from the adductors. Equipment: barbell and squat rack.
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How to do it
- Setup: Bar on the upper back, step into a long split stance.
- Lower the back knee toward the floor
- Stand up through the front foot
Muscles worked
Equipment
Alternatives
Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all barbell split squat alternatives.
- Barbell rear-foot-raised split squatBarbell, Squat rack and Flat bench
- Barbell reverse lungeBarbell and Squat rack
- Barbell reverse lungeBarbell and Squat rack
- Barbell step-upBarbell, Squat rack and Plyo box or step
- Barbell walking lungeBarbell and Squat rack
- Bodyweight rear-foot-raised split squatFlat bench
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