Weighted squat

How to do it

1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointed slightly outward.
2. 2Hold a weight in front of your chest or across your shoulders.
3. 3Brace your core and keep your chest up as you lower your hips down and back as if sitting in a chair.
4. 4Lower until your thighs are parallel to the floor, or as low as you can comfortably go.
5. 5Drive through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top.
6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

More glutes exercises

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• Smith sprint lungeSmith machine
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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.