Skip to main content

Hominin · exercise

Sit Squats

Sit Squats is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the abductors, glutes and hamstrings.

beginnerotherpush movementstretching

Main muscles
quadriceps
Also works
abductors, glutes, hamstrings

How to do it

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. Begin the movement by flexing your knees and hips, sitting back with your hips.
  3. Continue until you have squatted a portion of the way down, but are above parallel, and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position. Repeat for 5-10 repetitions.

Watch a form tutorial on YouTube · Search Hominin for it

Similar exercises

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).

Sit Squats: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin