Smith Machine Hack Squat
Step-by-step technique for Smith Machine Hack Squat, an exercise for quads using machine. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand in the Smith machine with your feet slightly in front of you.
- Unlock the bar resting on your upper back.
- Squat down keeping your torso upright.
- Drive through your heels back up.
Coach tip: Feet further forward = more quad emphasis.
Muscles worked
Primary: Quads
Secondary: Glutes, Hamstrings
Smith Machine Hack Squat is a strength exercise that loads the quads using machine. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Quads
- Secondary
- Glutes, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Machine
- Type
- Strength