Exercise Execution:
- Position the safety stops at roughly waist height and then place the bar just underneath shoulder height.
- Position the hands just outside of shoulder width, step underneath the bar, and allow it to sit on the shoulders while driving the elbows high in front of the body.
- Take a breath and unrack the bar by pushing your hips forward and extending your knees.
- Take 2-3 steps back and position your feet just inside of shoulder width.
- Sit directly between your legs by simultaneously bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
- Once your thighs reach your full range of movement (without your hips starting to round and breaking that neutral spine stability). Begin to reverse the movement.
- Keep your abs braced and drive your feet through the floor. Finish the lift by exhaling as you fully extend the hips and knees.