Goblet Squats
How to Do Goblet Squats
- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart while holding a light dumbbell to your chest. You should hold the dumbbell by one end between your hands, with the other end extending down your torso. This is the start position.
- Squat down keeping your slightly arched and pushing your hips back.
- Continue down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the start position.
- Repeat.
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Goblet Squats Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Goblet Squats targets quadriceps and also works abs and calves and glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and shoulders. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: dumbbells and kettlebells.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Hindu squats, bodyweight walking lunges and overhead water bottle squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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