FitNessieHow to do it
- Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart, toes turned out slightly.
- Push your hips back and bend your knees, raising your arms in front of you for balance.
- Keep your chest up and sink until your hip crease is below the top of your knee.
- Keep your heels flat and your knees over your toes.
- Drive up through your whole foot until your hips and knees are fully straight.
Key cues
- Hips back and down
- Chest up
- Knees track over the toes
- Heels stay down
- Stand fully tall at the top
Common mistakes
- Knees caving in at the bottom
- Heels lifting off the floor
- Stopping above parallel
- Chest dropping and the back rounding
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Quads, glutes and adductors
- Secondary
- Calves
Equipment
No equipment.