Exercise
Smith Machine Sumo Squat
Also known as: smith sumo squat, wide stance smith squat, sumo squat smith machine
Smith Machine Sumo Squat is a compound exercise for the glutes. Main target: gluteus maximus. Also works: adductors, vastus medialis and semitendinosus & semimembranosus. Equipment: smith machine.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Position the bar across your upper back and take a wide stance with toes turned out about 45 degrees.
- Unrack the bar and squat down, pushing the knees out along the line of the toes.
- Descend until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor, keeping the torso upright.
- Drive up through the heels, squeezing the glutes and inner thighs at the top.
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Alternatives with other equipment
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Dumbbell Deadlift
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