Home › Exercises › Strength / Weighted › Smith Machine Squat

Smith Machine Squat

🏋️‍♂️ Strength / Weighted · Legs

Also known as: smith squat, smith machine squats

Log it by text

Sets × Reps @ Weight
/log smith_machine_squats 3x10@45
also valid: /log smith-machine-squats 3x10@45 · /log smith machine squats 3x10@45
Sets × Reps
/log smith_machine_squats 3x10
also valid: /log smith-machine-squats 3x10 · /log smith machine squats 3x10
Reps
/log smith_machine_squats 20
also valid: /log smith-machine-squats 20 · /log smith machine squats 20

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Smith Machine Squat demonstration animation
Demo: Smith Squat — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 GlutesQuadricepsHamstringsCalves🛠 Smith Machine
  1. Set up the smith machine with the barbell at an appropriate height for your squat.
  2. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.
  3. Position yourself under the barbell, resting it on your upper traps and shoulders.
  4. Grip the barbell with a wide grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  5. Engage your core and unrack the barbell, stepping back to clear the rack.
  6. Keeping your chest up and back straight, initiate the squat by bending at the hips and knees.
  7. Lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the ground or slightly below.
  8. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then drive through your heels to return to the starting position.
  9. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Related Strength / Weighted exercises

Assisted Prone HamstringBand Bent Over Hip ExtensionBand Hip LiftBand Lying Hip Internal RotationBand One Arm Single Leg Split SquatBand Pull ThroughBand Seated Hip Internal RotationBand Single Leg Split SquatBand SquatBand Squat RowBand Step UpBand Stiff Leg Deadlift
Track Smith Machine Squat — and everything else — by texting a bot.
Start your free trial → · Try the command builder