Squat
Smith Machine Squat
Trains squat. You'll need a smith machine. It's heavy enough to anchor a session as a main lift.
What you need
- Equipment
- Smith Machine
- Trains
- Squat
- In a plan
- Can be a main lift
How to do it
Walk your feet slightly forward so the bar path stays over your midfoot.
Watch the form ↗That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.
When we won't give you this
- We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their lower back — the spine is holding the load rather than a machine.
- We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their knees — it loads a deep, bent-knee position under weight.
None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.
If the machine's busy
These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: