Exercise library / Bodyweight Squat
Compound · Squat
Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight Squat is a multi-joint squat centered on the quads. Brace your trunk before you descend, keep your whole foot planted, and drive up without letting your knees cave inward. Your glutes assist throughout the movement.
Primary muscles
Quads
Secondary muscles
Glutes
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Squat
Type
Compound (multi-joint)
Substitutions
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Goblet Squat
Same squat pattern · also trains the quads.
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Walking Lunge
Also trains the quads.
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