Smith Machine Squat Variation – Targeting Quads vs Glutes The Smith machine squat activates all the major leg muscles, but how you position your feet can shift the focus. Heels elevated: Emphasizes the quads by increasing knee travel forward. Toes elevated: Shifts the load to the glutes by encouraging more hip hinge and posterior chain engagement. Size & Shred Training program 👉🏻 deltabolic.com | Andrew Kwong

How to SQUAT on the Smith Machine👇 ➡️ Adductor biased Squat - Place your feet very wide pointing out not too far away from the bar - Initiate by pushing your hips back - Make sure that your’re getting some hip flexion (your torso is bending forward at the hip) - Stop at about parallell depth ➡️ GLUTE biased Squat - Place your feet hip width or wider not too far away from the bar - Initiate by pushing your hips back - Make sure that your’re getting some hip flexion (your torso is bending forward

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