How to Do the Frankenstein Squat
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💪 Quadriceps, Abdominals, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings🏋️ Barbell📊 Intermediate🏷️ Olympic Weightlifting
How to perform it
- This drill teaches you the proper positioning of both the bar and your body during the clean and front squat.
- Place the barbell on the front of the shoulders, releasing your grip and extending your arms out in front of you. The shoulders should be pushed forward to create a shelf, and the bar should be in contact with the throat. Ensure that you only move your shoulder blades forward; don't round the thoracic spine.
- Squat by flexing the knees and hips, sitting in between your legs. Keep the torso upright, the arms up, and the shoulders forward, and the bar should stay in place. Go to the bottom of the squat, until your hamstrings contact your calves.
- Return to the upright position by driving through the front of the heel and extending the knees and hips.
Muscles worked
The Frankenstein Squat primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Abdominals, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings. You'll need barbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Frankenstein Squat slots into a plan built for your goal — sets and reps set in the plan, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly check-in that adjusts your calories, macros and step goal.