Parallel Squat

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Bodyweight Parallel Squat

Technique

How to perform Parallel Squat

1. Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and your toes turned out slightly.
2. Reach your arms forward for balance and keep the whole of each foot in contact with the floor.
3. Bend the hips and knees together, allowing the knees to travel in line with the toes.
4. Lower until your thighs are approximately parallel with the floor while keeping your torso controlled.
5. Push through both feet and extend the hips and knees to stand.
6. Reset your balance and repeat without bouncing out of the bottom.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Gluteus Maximus.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.