Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight Squat builds your lower-body muscles that specifically activate muscles like the hamstrings, quadriceps, glutes, and calf muscles. Doing squats can help you prepare for other strength-training exercises like deadlifts.
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Barbell Quarter Squat
Barbell Quarter Squat is a great exercise to strengthen your legs, particularly quads, glutes, and hamstrings. It has the ability to increase force production and tensile strength specific to the angles found at the hip and knee.
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Instructions
- Using a squat rack, hold a barbell over your upper back with an overhand grip, feet shoulder-width apart.
- Squat down by pushing your hips back and bending your knees. Continue lowering until your knees form a 45-degree angle with the floor. Pause, tighten your core muscles, and return to the starting position.
Tips
- Don't let your body roll forward. Get up as high as you can.
- Don't let your knees bend inward. Keep them in line with your toes.
- Don't let your heels leave the ground.
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