Stance should be slightly wider than shoulder width, toes pointed diagonally out. Engage your core as you sit back into a chair, drive the weight through your heels in the floor as you come back up to standing position.
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 10-35lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 40-65lb plates on each side of the barbell
*Modification: do this squat with dumbbells
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LEG EXTENSIONS TO MODIFIED PUSHUP (3x...
From a kneeling pushup position, extend one leg back as you lower your chest to the floor, then bring the knee back in as you push up.
Zero equipment
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SINGLE ARM MODIFIED SNATCH (4x12)
Hold a dumbbell in one hand, squat slightly, then explosively drive upward to bring the weight from your hip to straight overhead in one fluid motion. Repeat on the other arm.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-20lbs
Advanced: 25-40+lbs