On most hack squat machines, your feet are positioned at a 45-degree angle, so your body leans back slightly. How are hack squats different from regular squats?

The hack squat machine might not be available in every gym, but if there’s one in yours, it makes sense to check it out with a few sets and reps to see whether the angle of the machine suits ...

The hack squat redistributes the weight for greater emphasis on the quads and other leg muscles, using a hack squat machine that creates an angle to emphasis the front of the legs.

The hack squat redistributes the weight for greater emphasis on the quads and other leg muscles, using a hack squat machine that creates an angle to emphasis the front of the legs.

The Hack Squat is a hybrid of the leg press and the barbell squat, with the stability of the machine mimicking the leg press and the upright body position and weight mimicking the barbell squat.

Lower the bar back to the starting point under control and repeat. Why: The barbell hack squat is the OG move long before we formed orderly queues for the hack squat machines.

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