This is a compound exercise in which you perform the front squat using the Smith machine. To do so, you position yourself ...

However, the tilted position of the machine's platform means the exercise puts extra emphasis on the quadricep femores (the muscles on the front of your thighs). Hack squats also work other muscle ...

Both front and back squats can build powerful legs and a strong body. Where they primarily differ, other than where and how the barbell is carried, is which muscles each exercise emphasizes ...

or the front of your thighs, primarily. So when I heard of a squat machine that promised greater glute activation to build up booty strength, I was excited to give it a try in March 2020.