Traci CanfieldFinding great exercises to target the glutes are essential to any good workout program. Today’s video demonstrates the kneeling squat. The main muscle this exercise targets is the glutes. However, you will also engage secondary muscles including abdominals, lower back, and hamstrings. You can perform this exercise in a traditional squat rack but for beginners starting with the smith machine helps with focusing on the technique and form of the exercise.
- Put a rolled up mat or foam pad on the floor to protect your knees.
- Set the bar to a height right around your shoulders.
- Slide under the bar position the bar across your shoulders/upper part of your back.
- Unracking the weight, push your butt backwards and descend until your butt touches your calves.
- With and explosive motion return to the top position and squeeze the glutes at the top. Note: you can also do these slow and controlled but focus on squeezing the glutes at the top.
- I recommend 3 sets of 20 reps per set. It you can do 20 reps easily increase the weight until it is difficult to reach 18 reps.
