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The Belt Squat trains the quads and glutes with the load hanging from a hip belt, so the spine stays unloaded — a knee/quad-focused squat that's easy on the lower back. Stand on the platform with feet shoulder-width, brace, then sit down and back keeping the torso tall, descend to at least parallel and drive back up through the whole foot.
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