Beginner exercise

Bodyweight Kneeling Squat

Also called Kneeling Squat

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

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Technique

How to perform Bodyweight Kneeling Squat

  1. Kneel with your knees about hip-width apart and the tops of your feet on the floor.
  2. Keep your torso upright and place your hands on your hips or in front for balance.
  3. Bend at your hips and lower until you sit onto your heels.
  4. Extend your hips to rise back to tall kneeling while keeping your torso upright.
  5. Repeat without leaning backward as a rigid line from knees to shoulders.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus1.0Target, Mover

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