- Lay flat on the ground with both feet planted. Make sure you keep your heels glued to the floor.
- Place the dumbbell on your hips. Push your hips toward the ceiling until you feel your glutes contract.
- Then return to the floor.
- Stance width can vary with a sumo DL. Some prefer toes near the plates. Others prefer a more narrow stance to get more drive off the floor.
- Make sure your arms are inside your legs. The bar should be just over your mid-foot. Flatten your back and push your heels into the floor.
- Try to extend your knees and hips simultaneously.
- Start with a straight bar or easy bar attachment .
- Get your elbows directly underneath the bar, squat straight up and then walk back a few steps.
- Break at your knees and hips to initiate the squat. Make sure you maintain a flat back.
- Squat all the way back to a standing position.
- Start with a straight bar or ez bar attachment set to the bottom of the machine. Squat the weight up into a standing position and walk a few steps back
- Push your butt back to initiate the movement and then push your butt forward until you're back in a standing position.
- To protect yourself from injury, always maintain a flat back on any exercise.
