Beginner exercise
Sit Squat
Also called Partial Bodyweight Squat
Technique
How to perform Sit Squat
- Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart.
- Bend at your hips and knees, letting your hips move backward as you lower.
- Stop while your thighs remain above parallel to the floor.
- Reverse the movement and stand upright with a brisk but controlled effort, keeping both feet on the floor.
- Repeat the partial squat without turning it into a jump or sitting onto a support.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Gluteus Maximus.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.