Wish to learn how to do Machine Hack Squat? Read on further for detailed workout instructions, notes, video and pro tips for learning proper form and train better for it.

This exercise is performed to work your Quadriceps.

Primary muscle: You workout your Quadriceps the most by performing this exercise.
Secondary muscle: Calves, Glutes & Hamstrings are secondarily worked out by this exercise.

You need hack machine to perform this exercise.

Performing the 8 steps below, you will be able to do this exercise properly:

1. Sit on the hack machine with your back rested against the back pad and your shoulders below the shoulder pad.
2. Position your legs shoulder’s width apart with toes pointed outwards.
3. Grab the side handles of the hack machine with your hands
4. Keep your legs straight without locking your knees.
5. While inhaling, lower the weight of the hack machine.
6. Continue going down until your calves reaches an angle lesser that 90 degrees.
7. Maintain your knees inline with your toes. Hold for a count of one.
8. Now while exhaling, push your legs up and return to the starting position and stay there till a count of one.
9. Repeat the above steps for reaching the desired number of reps.

This exercise is Easy to Moderate.

Anyone can perform this exercise.

The 4 exercises that follow, benefit the same primary muscles the most:

1. Jumping Jacks
2. Dumbbell Lunges
3. Barbell Squat
4. Machine Hack Squat

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