Strength exercises · Lower body

Bodyweight box squat

Difficulty Squats

How to perform it

Unloaded squat sitting down onto a box, quads and glutes. Differs from the bodyweight squat in the box, which sets a consistent depth — ideal for learning proper technique before adding load.

Video demo

Equipment

Plyo boxBodyweight

Muscles worked

Front

Back

Muscles and artwork credits

Erector spinae
Gluteus maximus
Rectus femoris
Vastus intermedius (not on the surface map)
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.