weighted squat
weighted squat exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: glutes. Equipment: weighted.
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- quadriceps
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- weighted
Secondary muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings, calves
How to perform
- 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.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.