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Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight Squat is a beginner strength exercise using body only. It works the quadriceps, with help from the glutes and hamstrings.
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- Main muscles
- quadriceps
- Also works
- glutes, hamstrings
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. You can place your hands behind your head. This will be your starting position.
- Begin the movement by flexing your knees and hips, sitting back with your hips.
- Continue down to full depth if you are able,and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position. As you squat, keep your head and chest up and push your knees out.
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Similar exercises
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- Barbell Walking Lunge · barbell, beginner
- Bodyweight Walking Lunge · other, beginner
- Cable Deadlifts · cable, beginner
- Cable Hip Adduction · cable, beginner
- Chair Squat · machine, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).