About this exercise

  • Muscles Worked: legs
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Equipment needed: Barbell, Bench

Place your upper body on a bench and your feet firmly on the ground, shoulder width apart. Hold a barbell just above your hips and keep your body straight. Bend your knees and lower your hips towards the floor, then return to starting position and repeat.

Expert tips: Don't just thrust with your hips. Squeeze your glutes at the top of each rep and get an instant power boost.