• Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart, with a barbell on your shoulders. Your feet should be slightly pointed outward, and your shoulders should be down and relaxed.
    Step backward with one foot, lowering your body until your front thigh is parallel to the ground and your back knee is hovering just above the ground.
    Push off your back foot, returning to the starting position.
  • Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart, with a barbell on your shoulders. Your feet should be slightly pointed outward, and your shoulders should be down and relaxed.
    Place a step or box beside you, and step up onto it with one foot. Your other foot should remain on the ground.
    Push off your grounded foot, raising your body up onto the step.
    Step back down with the same foot, returning to the starting position.
  • Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart, with your toes pointed slightly outward.
    Place a barbell on the floor in front of you, with the weight plates on either side. Make sure that the bar is directly in line with your feet.
    Bend down and grab the barbell with an overhand grip, your hands much wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your back straight and your shoulders down as you grip the bar.
    Stand up straight, lifting the barbell off the ground and pulling it toward your hips. Keep your elbows close to your body and your shoulders down as you do this.
    Slowly lower the barbell back to the ground, making sure to keep your back straight and your shoulders down throughout the movement.
  • Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart. The bar should be in a rack or box so it's lifted off the ground.
    Grab the barbell with an overhand grip, your hands should be much wider than shoulder-width apart.
    Hing forward at the hips keeping your knees mostly extended. Hinge until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings.
    When you feel the stretch, push your hips forward until you are back in a standing position.