Beginner exercise
Bodyweight Kneeling Squat


Also called Kneeling Squat
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How to perform Bodyweight Kneeling Squat
- Kneel with your knees about hip-width apart and the tops of your feet on the floor.
- Keep your torso upright and place your hands on your hips or in front for balance.
- Bend at your hips and lower until you sit onto your heels.
- Extend your hips to rise back to tall kneeling while keeping your torso upright.
- Repeat without leaning backward as a rigid line from knees to shoulders.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.