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Hamstrings and The Squat

by Mark Rippetoe | May 03, 2018


Mark Rippetoe explains the role of the hamstrings in the low bar back squat as described in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training.  Video recorded at a Starting Strength Seminar held in Woodmere, NY in October 2017.

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