Demo & instructions
Bodyweight Squat
Also known as: Air Squat, Squat
Instructions
The basic squat with nothing but your own body. It builds the pattern every loaded squat depends on and works anywhere as a warm-up or a high-rep leg exercise.
- Movement
- Squat
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 8–30 reps
Setup
- 1Stand with feet about shoulder-width apart and toes turned slightly out.
- 2Hold your arms out in front of you at chest height for balance.
Execution
- 1Bend your hips and knees together and sit down as if lowering onto a low stool.
- 2Keep your chest lifted and your knees pointing the same way as your toes.
- 3Lower until your thighs are about level with the floor, or as deep as feels controlled.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
