TRX squat
Stand facing the anchor point, holding TRX handles with an overhand grip, arms extended, feet shoulder-width apart. Lean back slightly, keeping constant 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
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Stand facing the anchor point, holding TRX handles with an overhand grip, arms extended, feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Lean back slightly, keeping constant tension on the straps, and brace your core.
- 3
Initiate the squat by pushing your hips back and bending your knees, allowing your chest to stay upright.
- 4
Lower your hips as if sitting into a chair, using the TRX for support to go as deep as comfortable while maintaining form.
- 5
Drive through your heels, pulling slightly on the handles, to return to the starting position, squeezing your glutes at the top.
- 6
Keep your chest lifted and spine neutral throughout the movement.
Safety & form
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