Belt Squat
The squat in a belt-squat machine: the belt at the hips pulls on a plate-loaded lever, the hands rest on the front bar, and the spine carries no load.
How to do it
Setup
On the platform, belt around the hips and clipped to the lever, feet shoulder-width, hands on the front bar.
Steps
- Squat deep, the hips sinking straight down between the heels.
- Keep the torso tall; the hands only steady you on the bar.
- Drive up through the whole foot to standing.
Common mistakes
Pulling on the front bar to stand up: the legs do the lifting; the hands only balance. Belt riding up to the waist: it sits low on the hips. Shallow reps: nothing loads the spine, so take the squat deep.
Breathing
Inhale down, exhale up.
