Narrow-stance barbell squat

Glutes

• Target muscles: glutes, legs, hamstrings, calves
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Rest the bar on your upper back across your traps and grip it with a comfortable hand position.
2. Stand tall with your feet close together, almost touching, toes slightly turned out.
3. Brace your core, keep your chest up, and lower down by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
4. Descend until your hips are below parallel with the floor, without letting your knees cave inward.
5. Push through your feet and stand back up to the starting position.
6. Repeat for the desired number of reps.

Swap it for

• curtsey squat
• Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat
• Supported Potty Squat
• single leg squat (pistol) male
• Weighted Squat Between Benches
• barbell front squat

Harder

• Single-leg dumbbell squat
• Barbell full Zercher squat
• Barbell Zercher squat
• Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat

Easier

• curtsey squat
• Supported Potty Squat
• smith squat
• Band Squat