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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SUMO SQUAT PULSES (3x12)
Stand with feet wide and toes turned out, then lower into a sumo squat. Stay low and pulse up and down a few inches, keeping your chest lifted and knees tracking over toes.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-30lbs
Advanced: 35-65+ lbs*Modification: do these without wei...
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SINGLE LEG BENCH STEP UPS (4x10) PER ...
Hold dumbbells in your hands, step one foot on the box or bench and press through your heel to step up, slowly step back down and repeat - you can do all on one side or switch back and forth between legs.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Bodyweight - 7lbs
Intermediate: 10-25lbs
Advanced: 30-65... -
WEIGHTED FIRE HYDRANT (4x12)
Start on all fours with a dumbbell placed behind your knee. Keep your hips squared to the floor as you lift the weight up & to the side. Do all on one side, then switch.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Do these bodyweight or with a band
Intermediate: 8-12lbs
Advanced: 20-35+ lbs*Modificatio...
