Squat to overhead reach exercise demonstration
Squat to overhead reach

Exercise

Squat to overhead reach

Squat to overhead reach is a moderate exercise. It trains quads.

Muscles
QuadsGlutesHamstringsAbs

Detailed explanation

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and toes slightly turned out. Lower your body down into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.

As you come up from the squat, extend your arms overhead, reaching towards the ceiling. Return to the starting position by lowering your arms and bending your knees to squat down again.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and toes slightly turned out.

  2. 2

    Lower your body down into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.

  3. 3

    As you come up from the squat, extend your arms overhead, reaching towards the ceiling.

  4. 4

    Return to the starting position by lowering your arms and bending your knees to squat down again.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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