Weighted squat exercise demonstration
Weighted squat

Exercise

Weighted squat

Weighted squat is a moderate exercise. It trains glutes.

Muscles
GlutesQuadsHamstringsCalves

Detailed explanation

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward. Hold a weight in front of your chest or on your shoulders. Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your hips down and back, as if sitting into a chair.

Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go. Push through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.

  2. 2

    Hold a weight in front of your chest or on your shoulders.

  3. 3

    Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your hips down and back, as if sitting into a chair.

  4. 4

    Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.

  5. 5

    Push through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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