Pendulum squat

Pendulum squat machine

Also called pendulum squat machine

Pendulum squat, start positionPendulum squat, end position
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Stand on the platform with shoulders under the pads, then bend the knees to lower along the arc of the swinging frame and press back up.

  1. Feet shoulder width, mid platform
  2. Keep heels down through the rep
  3. Drive up through the whole foot

Movement

Pattern
Squat
Type
Compound, several joints move
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
Pendulum squat machine

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Lower body

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