Overhead Water Bottle Squats
- Place a firm grip on two water bottles. Before driving the water bottles above your head, make sure that your core is tight and your chest is up.
- Push the water bottles straight above your head, locking out your elbows.
- Once you feel stabilized, slowly bend the knees and drive your hips backwards, maintaining a tight, solid core as you do so.
- Once your upper thighs become parallel with the ground, slowly push back up, returning to the starting position. Be sure to keep those water bottles fixed overhead throughout the entire movement.
This, like all overhead weighted movements, should be performed in a controlled environment. Be sure to check the weight before attempting.
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Overhead water bottle squats is a gym work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and shoulders and also involves hamstrings and lower back and middle back / lats and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Sumo / plié dumbbell squats, plank to push-up / pushups / walking plank up-downs and one-arm kettlebell snatch are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as overhead water bottle squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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