Safety Bar Squat
The safety bar squat is a squat for the quads, done with a barbell. It also works the glutes, hamstrings and upper back (lats and rhomboids). On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Quads (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward your 12-week strength trend as a barbell lift, one of the compounds the coach reads first.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Quads |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | quads |
| Secondary muscles | glutes, hamstrings, upper back (lats and rhomboids) |
| Equipment | Barbell |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Strength scoring | Counts as a lift, barbell (a compound) |
| Balance group | Quads · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | none (standards exist for barbell and dumbbell lifts with published norms) |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Quads group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Strength: counts as a lift. Your best working set each session feeds a best lift estimate (an estimated one-rep max) per lift, read over 12 weeks on the Strength screen; as a barbell lift it is one of the compounds the coach reads first.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is plain arithmetic, not AI: the same sets always give the same result. Read the method on the about page.
Also called
ssb squat, safety squat bar squat, safety squat, safety bar squats
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai files it under the same exercise, so your history never splits across spellings.
Related quads exercises
Everything else that counts as quads
Dumbbell Front Squat · Kettlebell Front Squat · Smith Machine Squat · Resistance Band Squat · Dumbbell Goblet Squat · Kettlebell Goblet Squat · Dumbbell Squat · Bodyweight Squat · Bulgarian Split Squat · Barbell Bulgarian Split Squat · Dumbbell Split Squat · Split Squat · Dumbbell Walking Lunge · Walking Lunge · Dumbbell Lunge · Barbell Lunge · Lunge · Reverse Lunge · Dumbbell Reverse Lunge · Dumbbell Lateral Lunge · Lateral Lunge · Step-Up · Dumbbell Step-Up · Leg Press · Hack Squat · Leg Extension · Sissy Squat · Pistol Squat · Wall Sit · Jump Squat · Box Jump · Goblet Squat to Calf Raise · Hip Adduction Machine · Burpee · Burpee Broad Jump · Sled Push · Wall Ball · Medicine Ball Thruster · Sandbag Lunge · Landmine Squat · Belt Squat · Pendulum Squat · Single-Leg Leg Press · Smith Machine Split Squat · Front-Foot-Elevated Split Squat · Reverse Nordic · Pulse Squat · Cable Hip Adduction · Dumbbell Jump Squat · Jumping Lunge · Pop Squat · Tuck Jump · Depth Jump · High Knees · Barbell Thruster · Dumbbell Thruster · Yoke Walk · Air Bike · Stationary Bike · Elliptical · Stair Climber · Walk