# Wide-Stance Hack Squat

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

Also known as: Wide-Stance Hack Squats, Wide Hack Squat, Sumo Hack Squat

Variation of: [Hack Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/hack-squat)

Body region: Legs, Glutes

## Equipment

- Sled Machine

## Technique

1. Step in, lean your back on the sled pad and settle the shoulder pads on top of your shoulders.
2. Place your feet wider than shoulder width on the platform, toes turned out slightly.
3. Release the safety handles and sink until your thighs reach parallel to the footplate or lower.
4. Drive through your feet to straighten the legs without locking the knees. After the last rep, re-engage the safeties.

### Cues

- Push the knees out in line with the toes.
- Keep the back and hips flat against the pad.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the knees cave in.
- Bouncing out of the bottom.
- Hips peeling off the pad at the bottom.

## Variations

- [Narrow-Stance Hack Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/narrow-stance-hack-squat)
- [Pause Hack Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/pause-hack-squat)

## Alternatives

- [Leg Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/leg-press)
- [Barbell Hack Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-hack-squat)
- [Barbell Back Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/back-squat)