Barbell one leg squat

How to do it

1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a barbell across your upper back.
2. 2Lift one foot off the floor and extend it forward, keeping it parallel to the floor.
3. 3Bend your supporting leg and lower your body as if sitting in a chair, keeping your chest up and your back straight.
4. 4Lower until your thigh is parallel to the floor, then drive through your heel to return to the starting position.
5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs and repeat.

More quads exercises

• All fours squad stretchBodyweight
• Lying (side) quads stretchBodyweight
• Quick feet v. 2Bodyweight
• Squat to overhead reach with twistBodyweight
• Assisted prone lying quads stretchAssisted
• Chair leg extended stretchBodyweight
• Farmers walkDumbbells
• Band one arm single leg split squatResistance band

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.