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Hex bar split squat

A compound exercise for the quads and glutes, with help from the forearms, adductors. Equipment: trap bar.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand inside a hex bar in a split stance, holding the handles.
  2. Lower the back knee straight down
  3. Drive up through the front foot

Muscles worked

Hex bar split squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the quads and glutes highlighted

Equipment

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