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A bilateral squat on a hack squat, V-squat or pendulum machine. The back pad carries the trunk and the sled runs a fixed path, so the quads can be loaded heavily without the spinal demand and the balance of a barbell squat. The most direct machine answer to a squat slot when a barbell squat is not the right lift.
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