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. Air squats, smith machine leg press / reverse squats and lying crossover leg lifts 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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