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How To Do The Squat Exercise The Right Way

The squat is a great strength-builder and should be a regular in any good resistance training program. Squats work the major ...
Core muscles (rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis, erector spinae): They stabilise the trunk and pelvis, ensuring proper form and preventing injury. How to squat properly Performing ...
One way to ramp up a traditional squat is by adding weight with the help of a squat machine. But with so many different types of squat machines at the gym, it can be hard to know which ones to use — ...
The ability to pull off a perfect squat will earn you serious respect in the gym – this simple move has surpassed heavy bench presses and deadlifts and become one of the most popular exercises you can ...
We do squats as part of our daily lives — from picking up boxes or putting down a child — so the familiarity of the move may leave you assuming you know the right way to do it. But the proper form ...
BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES CAN be efficient and effective, but they’re not always flashy. The old standard pushup, squat, plank trifecta won’t win you many accolades on the ‘Gram (which is great, if just ...