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Pin Squat

Builds the legs.

StrengthBarbellControlledAll barbell exercisesAll legs exercises

What it works

Legs

How to do it

  1. 1Set safety pins at your target depth, squat down until the bar rests on them, release the tension for a beat, then drive up from a dead stop.
  2. 2The hardest squat variant there is for a given weight, and the most honest about a sticking point.

Watch a form guide for the pin squat

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