Technique
- Lean back on a Stability ball placed between your back and the wall.
- Bend your knees to squat all the way down, until your thighs are compressed against your lower legs.
- Raise yourself back to a standing position.
Form tips
- Your knees should travel forward in line with your toes.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (long)
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Calisthenics skills
Progressions
Deep squat
Beginner
Variations
Deep squat
Beginner
Jumping deep squat
Novice
Goblet squat
Novice
Deep squat hold
Beginner
Cyclist squat
Beginner
Goblet cyclist squat
Novice
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