Static Squat Hold
- Place your feet at shoulder-width or just outside of shoulder-width. Turn your toes out slightly. Brace your core and keep your chest up.
- Swing your arms up to shoulder level as you slowly bend your knees and push your hips backward. Lower yourself until your thighs are parallel with the ground.
- Pause and stay in this position for as long as you can. Return to the starting position by dropping your arms and push your hips forward.
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Alternating Bodyweight Lunges
Resistance Band Squat and Overhead Press
Cardio – Road Bike / Cycling / Riding
Static squat hold is a at-home work out exercise that targets quadriceps and also involves abs and calves and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Alternating bodyweight lunges, resistance band squat and overhead press and cardio – road bike / cycling / riding are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as static squat hold. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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