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Movement · Upper Legs

Squat To Overhead Reach

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. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetQuads
Equipmentbody weight
Body partUpper Legs

Technique

How to Perform

  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.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Quads

Secondary

GlutesHamstringsCore

Training plans

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