How: Lie back on the floor holding a barbell above you with a shoulder-width, overhand grip. Breathe in and lower the bar ...

As mentioned, a hack squat works a bit like a reverse leg press – the only difference ... The movement is much the same as a barbell squat in that you lower down and push back up to extend ...

Why: The barbell hack squat is the OG move long before we formed orderly queues ... To return to the starting position, reverse each step slowly and with control. Why: Allegedly one of Hackenschmidt's ...