Single / One Leg Bench Bodyweight Squats
- Begin by sitting on a bench or chair and elevate one leg while keeping the other foot, grounded and steady, on the floor.
- Place your arms straight out in front of you, and lean slightly forward to transfer your body weight onto your grounded foot.
- Using a combination of glute, quadricep, and hamstring strength, lift your body up to standing position.
- Stand strong, briefly, before lowering yourself steadily back to the seated position.
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Single / one leg bench bodyweight squats is a at-home work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves abs and lower back. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Single / one arm overhead dumbbell squats, donkey kicks and dumbbell lunges are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as single / one leg bench bodyweight squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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