Legs · Sled
Sled Reverse Hack Squat
How to do the sled reverse hack squat, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Sled
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set up on a hack squat machine facing the pad, shoulders under the supports and feet centered on the platform. Lower into a squat by bending your knees and hips while keeping your torso against the pad. Drive through your heels to extend back up, emphasizing your glutes and quads through the range.
- 1Feel your glutes and quads drive against the platform as you stand
- 2Keep your torso braced against the pad and your core tight
- 3Push through your heels and extend fully without locking out hard
Common mistakes
- Do not let your knees cave inward; track them over your toes
- Do not round your back or let it peel off the pad
- Do not bounce out of the bottom; control the descent
Muscles worked
The sled reverse hack squat mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the sled reverse hack squat for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.