Legs·Bodyweight

Sit Squats

Quads · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Force

Push

The Sit Squats is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Quads.

Muscles Worked

Quads primaryAbductors secondaryGlutes secondaryHamstrings secondary

How to Do the Sit Squats

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2Begin the movement by flexing your knees and hips, sitting back with your hips.
  3. 3Continue until you have squatted a portion of the way down, but are above parallel, and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position. Repeat for 5-10 repetitions.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.