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Bodyweight Squats

Bodyweight Squats

Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Lower your body by bending your knees and hips as if sitting back in a chair. Go as low as comfortable, then press up to stand. Keep your back straight and core tight.

How it is executed

  1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Lower your body by bending your knees and hips as if sitting back in a chair.
  3. Go as low as comfortable, then press up to stand.
  4. Keep your back straight and core tight.
Muscles worked
Quadriceps
Primary muscle
Vastus lateralis
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Lower body
Difficulty
Beginner
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy · Stability

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