How Iridium Programs This

Iridium selects this assisted variation when your recovery scores indicate high systemic fatigue or when your 7-day history shows recent heavy spinal loading. To ensure you are meeting volume targets for quads and glutes without the impact of heavy iron, Iridium tracks your rep performance relative to your current body weight. The system monitors RPE trends on these sets to verify you are maintaining sufficient intensity for effective progressive overload.

Form Cues

Stand facing the anchor point with light tension on the straps
Initiate the movement by pushing your hips back and down
Keep your chest lifted and eyes looking forward
Drive through your mid-foot to return to standing
Use the handles for balance, not to pull yourself up

Don't

Don't lean back so far that you are 'water-skiing'
Don't let your knees cave inward as you descend
Don't round your lower back at the bottom
Don't pull excessively with your arms to stand up
Don't let your heels lift off the ground

Common Mistakes

Pulling with arms instead of pushing with legs
Leaning back too far
Rounding the spine
Knees collapsing inward
Shifting weight to toes

Muscles Worked

This exercise primarily strengthens the quadriceps and glutes by allowing you to sit deeper into the squat pattern with assisted balance. The suspension straps also engage the core for stability and the upper back muscles to maintain an upright posture throughout the movement.