LEGS & BACK (Advanced/Spotters/Coaching Suggested)
* A Contra Indicated Exercise For A Beginner Over Age 25!
* Anyone With A History Of Lower Back Or Knee Injury!
* If you have weak legs use the alternate exercises Leg Extension and Leg Curl!
Put an empty bar onto a pair of support racks and load the required
resistance onto it. Take a grip slightly wider than shoulder width.
Position your body under the barbell, with the bar balanced and
resting on the trapezius muscles behind your head. Step away from the
support rack and place your feet at shoulder width or wider. Point
your toes slightly outward. Holding your head erect, draw a 3/4
breath and tighten your spinal muscles. Descend slowly into a deep
full squat. As soon as you reach the bottom, start to release your
breath and explode back upward, pushing off the floor. Remember
to keep your back muscles contracted during the entire exercise, and
most importantly through the "sticking point," when the resistance is
furthest away from your "center of gravity."
