Wrestler Squat
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through 12 votes
muscles: | Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Abductors, Glutes |
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auxiliary muscles: | Lower Back, Adductors |
required: | Doable Without Equipment And Weights |
optional: | Fitness Mat, Backpack |
fitness level: | Normal |
exercise type: | Strength, Cardio |
Variations available (31) |
General and Specifics
- if you work out on a hard underground, put a folded towel below your knees
Starting Position
- get your knees on the ground
- they are shoulder width apart
- keep the upper body upright
- your body forms a vertical line from head to knees
- you can hold the hands at the hips or stretch out the arms in front of you
Correct Execution
- guide up the knee, so that the thigh is parallel to the ground and the knee has a 90 degree angle
- put tension on that leg and get up the other knee
- your body is in the squat position now
- invert the course of motion and come back to the starting position
- do several reps
- switch the starting leg, so that the glutes and leg training is consistent
tip for the workout
- you can increase the workout weight with a filled backpack