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Movement · Upper Legs

Band Squat

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, with the band placed just above your knees. Keeping your chest up and core engaged, push your hips back and bend your knees to lower into a squat position. Make sure your knees are tracking over your toes and your weight is in your heels. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetGlutes
Equipmentband
Body partUpper Legs

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, with the band placed just above your knees.

  2. 2

    Keeping your chest up and core engaged, push your hips back and bend your knees to lower into a squat position.

  3. 3

    Make sure your knees are tracking over your toes and your weight is in your heels.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Glutes

Secondary

QuadricepsHamstringsCalves

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