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Smith machine box squat

A compound exercise for the quads and glutes, with help from the adductors. Equipment: smith machine and plyo box or step.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Bar on the upper back in the Smith machine, a box behind you.
  2. Sit back until you touch the box
  3. Drive up through the whole foot

Muscles worked

Smith machine box squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the quads and glutes highlighted

Equipment

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