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Reverse hack squat (machine)
Legs · Machine
Sets, reps and RIR
Sets3 to 4
Reps8 to 12
RIR1 to 2
Machines and cables hold the path for you, so you can work closer to failure than with free weights.
RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.
Muscles worked
Primary: Glutes, Quads.
Secondary: Hamstrings.
Estimate your one-rep max
Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.
Enter a set to see the estimate.
What it is called elsewhere
- Norsk Omvendt hack squat (maskin)
- Svenska Omvänd hack squat (maskin)
- Dansk Omvendt hack squat (maskine)
- Deutsch Reverse Hack Squat (Maschine)
- Español Sentadilla hack inversa (máquina)
- Italiano Hack squat inverso (macchina)
- Português Hack reverso (máquina)
- Русский Обратные гакк-приседания
- Français Hack squat inversé (machine)
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