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Strength exercises Β· Lower body
Bodyweight squat
Difficulty Squats
How to perform it
Basic unloaded squat β quads, glutes and adductors. Differs from the barbell back squat in having no external load; ideal for a warm-up or beginners.
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Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
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
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Exercise family Β· pattern: Squats
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