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Resistance Training · Book exercise 6.12
Watch the complete movement and follow the technique cues below.
Place the bar across the upper trapezius, stand slightly wider than shoulder width, then flex the hips and knees into a squat before extending to stand.
Keep the spine and head neutral, chest open and weight through the heels. Keep the bar off the cervical spine.
Book difficulty: 1 (the book’s exercise rating). Check the prerequisites and use loading suited to your technique and training history.
Set the bar across the upper back, bend through the hips and knees with the chest up, then stand fully. Keep weight distributed through the heels and the head and spine aligned; do not rest the bar on the neck.
Related exercises: Front Squat and Overhead Squat. See the tennis conditioning book for the full exercise description, and browse complete tennis workouts when ready to combine movements.
Resistance Training library · The tennis book · Dynamic stretches
Book reference: Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, Chapter 6, exercise 6.12 Back Squat.
