Squat to overhead reach with twist exercise demonstration
Squat to overhead reach with twist

Exercise

Squat to overhead reach with twist

Squat to overhead reach with twist 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 into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.

As you come up from the squat, raise your arms overhead and twist your torso to one side. Return to the starting position and repeat the squat, this time twisting your torso to the opposite side.

Step by step

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    As you come up from the squat, raise your arms overhead and twist your torso to one side.

  4. 4

    Return to the starting position and repeat the squat, this time twisting your torso to the opposite side.

  5. 5

    Continue alternating sides with each squat repetition.

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