Plus, common mistakes to avoid.

Behold: The humble bodyweight squat. Not only will dropping it like it’s hot strengthen your quads, hamstrings, and glutes, adding squats to your regular workout routine could mean fewer knee injuries ...

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Squats might seem simple, but they’re actually incredibly technical—and easy to mess up. Carolyn Parker, a Gym Jones instructor and the founder of the Ripple Effect Athlete Training Center in ...

At the very core of any good workout routine, you'll find one move: squats. They're such a natural part of having a fit, strong bod, in fact, that you've been doing them since birth. “Even before ...

If you’re aiming to build serious total-body muscle and strength, then you know you need to have some form of the squat in your training regimen. And very often, that means having a barbell squat in ...

Picking up heavy weights can be empowering and rewarding, but you don't need equipment to start a fire in your leg muscles. In fact, some of the most effective exercises can be done using your own ...

Begin with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart and toes pointed slightly outward. Keeping your weight in your heels, sit back into your deep squat. Make sure your knees do not go beyond your ...

But, despite their popularity, squats are a bit of a marmite exercise, you either love them or hate them. “Some people struggle with the classic back squat because they have long femurs and short ...

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