Weight Training - Back Squat

Muscles Worked

• Quadriceps / hamstrings / Glutes / abdominals + core / Back

Teaching points

• Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and toes pointing straight forwards
  
• Hold a barbell over your shoulders as shown
  
• Keep the back straight as you initiate movement at your hips
  
• Push your buttocks out behind you and bend your knees
  
• Do not let your knees move in front of your toes
  
• Do not squat deeper than a 90 degree (right angle) at the knee
  
• Start with shallow squats and increase gradually
  
• Return to the starting position

Variations & progressions

• Use a dumbbell in each hand