Fitness
Tempo Back Squat Control Drill
Tempo back squat control drill rehearses bar path with counted descent and pause before heavy sets—skill work at submaximal loads, not a replacement for top sets.
Tempo back squat control drill uses prescribed counts—often three down, one pause, one up—on back squats to rehearse bar path and even foot pressure before heavy straight sets. Treat it as skill work at fifty to seventy-five percent, not a replacement for top sets.
Two to three tempo sets after warm-ups prime the pattern. Stop if heels rise or lumbar flexion appears.
Common questions
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Should tempo drills replace warm-up sets?
They complement empty-bar and progressive warm-ups—use two to three tempo work sets after you are warm, then proceed to straight top and back-off sets.
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