How To Do A Hacksaw Squat With Tubing Video

A hacksaw squat can be done at home with tubing. Learn how to work out the lower body with hacksaw squats using tubing in this exercise video from a physical fitness trainer.

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Put hands at shoulder height
Exhale on contraction up
Keep knee in line with ankle
Do 10-15 reps

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Carol Childers has been a physical fitness trainer for twenty three years. She is experienced in yoga, pilates, sports conditioning, core strength training and nutrition. She currently works with clients all over the country.

We're going to show you in this clip how to do a hacksaw squat. It's one of the terms you'll hear, and they actually have equipment in the gym to emulate that, or you can do it on a Smith press. Here, we're going to show you how to do it, so you can do it in your home. Get the movement and your form down without resistance, and then we're going to show you how to take it to another level with some tubing. The thicker the tubing, the more resistance. Hacksaw squat is a lunge or a one-legged squat. The difference is putting this at shoulder height. We're going to hinge from the hip about 30 degrees. Now, I've caused the workload to hit right here where the hamstrings meet the glute in attachment. So it's really going to focus right in there in the lower part of the glute. And a big inhale down and exhale on contraction up. Inhale down, exhale on contraction up. And making sure the knee stays in line with the ankle, never going forward flexion on the knee joint past the toe. About 10 to 15 reps. And you'd probably start feeling it earlier, especially if you can just add in that little bit of hip flexion hinging from the hip about 30 degrees. Again, try a regular lunge. With a chest [INDISCERNIBLE] and you're going straight down first. And then once you get that down pat, if you can just hinge a little bit, it will depend on flexibility there on your hip flexor, as to how much you'll be able to hinge, but you've got to control your weight, movement and balance.

How to Do a Hacksaw Squat With Tubing Video

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