suspension strap squat
Stand facing the anchor point, holding a handle in each hand with arms extended and feet hip-width apart. Lean back slightly, keeping tension on the straps, and brace your core.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Moderate
Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Erector Spinae
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques
- Adductor Magnus
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Stand facing the anchor point, holding a handle in each hand with arms extended and feet hip-width apart.
- 2
Lean back slightly, keeping tension on the straps, and brace your core.
- 3
Initiate the squat by pushing your hips back and bending your knees, lowering your body as if sitting into a chair.
- 4
Keep your chest lifted, spine neutral, and knees tracking over your toes.
- 5
Lower until your thighs are parallel to the floor or deeper if comfortable, using the straps for assistance as needed.
- 6
Drive through your heels, squeezing your glutes, to return to the starting position, maintaining tension on the straps.
Safety & form
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