Exercises / Upper legs / Frankenstein Squat
Frankenstein Squat
Frankenstein Squat: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: barbell. Level: intermediate.
- Equipmentbarbell
- Levelintermediate
- Forcepush
- Typecompound
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings, calves
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the barbell in front of your body with straight arms.
- Keeping your back straight, lower your body by bending at the knees and hips, as if sitting back into a chair.
- Continue lowering until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
- Pause for a moment, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.