Bodybuilding Back Squat, Bodybuilding Leg Exercise

Often referred to simply as the squat, the back squat is one of the most reputed of leg exercises, let alone one of the best leg exercises around.

It targets the totality of your body, giving emphasis on your legs, butt, hips, and lower back.

No matter what they say, the leg press exercise is no substitute to the back squat.

Unlike a leg press, the back squat not only imparts strength, but also balance, coordination, endurance, and power.

For one, flat feet places additional stress on the joints and lower back.

For good measure, you may use such tools as a lifting belt.

This equipment supports your back, makes it tight and in line with the rest of your body.

Other leg exercise equipment designed for these ends include lifting straps and knee wraps.

You further run however the risk of injury since these lifting tools ultimately become weak and vulnerable when excessively used.

With palms facing forward, take the weight off the rack.

The bar must be resting on the muscle on the back of your shoulders and not on your neck.

Descend, keeping your back straight until your thighs are close to parallel with the floor.

Then push this same weight back up.

Remember to distribute the weight on your upper thighs and the heels or balls of your feet, neither your toes nor your knees.