# Wide-Stance Barbell Squat

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-stance-barbell-squat

Also known as: Wide-Stance Squat, Wide Barbell Squat, Wide-Stance BB Squat

Variation of: [Barbell Back Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/back-squat)

Body region: Legs, Glutes

## Equipment

- Barbell
- Squat Rack

## Technique

1. Set the bar on your upper back and step out of the rack.
2. Place your feet well outside shoulder width with toes turned out.
3. Sit back and down, pushing the knees out over the toes, until thighs are parallel.
4. Drive up through the whole foot.

### Cues

- Knees track over the toes.
- Keep the shins closer to vertical than in a narrow squat.

### Common mistakes

- Knees collapsing inward.
- Setting the feet so wide that you cannot reach depth.

## Variations

- [Barbell Full Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-full-squat)
- [Parallel Back Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/parallel-back-squat)
- [Quarter Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/quarter-squat)