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Smith machine sumo squat

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

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WorksAdductorsGlutesQuads

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Bar on your upper back, feet wide and toes turned out.
  2. Sit straight down with the knees pushed out
  3. Stand by squeezing the glutes

Muscles worked

Smith machine sumo squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the adductors and glutes highlighted

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