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Weighted Squat

Weighted Squat: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: other. Level: intermediate.

Technique demo: Weighted Squat
Video and illustrations: Gym visual, licensed to AIron.Coach.
  • Equipmentother
  • Levelintermediate
  • Forcepush
  • Typecompound
  • Body partupper legs
Primary muscles
glutes, quadriceps
Secondary muscles
hamstrings, calves
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How to do it

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

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