How to do it
Keep your knees tracking in line with your toes throughout the drive.
- 1
Sit on the ground with a bench behind you and a barbell over your legs.
- 2
Lean back against the bench so that your shoulder blades are near the top of it.
- 3
Drive through your feet, extending your hips vertically with the barbell.
- 4
Squeeze your glutes at the top, then lower the hips back down.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep your chin tucked and ribs down to maintain a neutral spine and prevent hyperextension of the lower back at the top of the movement.
Common mistakes
- ✕Driving through the toes instead of the heels
- ✕Stopping short of full hip extension
- ✕Dropping the hips rapidly on the way down