Squats - With Bands

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Squats - With Bands — start position
Start
Squats - With Bands — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryQuads
SecondaryCalves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower back

How to do it

  1. 01

    To start out, make sure that the exercise band is at an even split between both the left and right side of the body. To do this, use your hands to grab both sides of the band and place both feet in the middle of the band. Your feet should be shoulder width apart from each other.

  2. 02

    When holding the bands, they should be the same height on each side. You should be using a pronated grip (palms facing forward) and have the handles of the bands next to your face for this exercise. This is the starting position.

  3. 03

    Slowly start to bend the knees and lower the legs so that your thighs are parallel to the floor while exhaling.

  4. 04

    Use the heel of your feet to push your body up to the starting position as you exhale.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Squats - With Bands appears when you own bands and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have bands

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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