Back Squat High Bar

High Bar Back Squat basic description – Moving a weight placed high on the back from standing to a squat with hips be and back to a stand

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The high bar back squat

  1. Bar stacked above hips and feet
  2. Gaze neutral and down
  3. Tight core
  4. Hips initiate
  5. Hips below parallel
  6. Bar high on back
  7. Knees drive out
  8. Weight evenly on feet
  9. Bar low on back
  10. Hips initiate
  11. Spine neutral, gaze down

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