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A lower-body compound exercise where you squat and then stand back up, targeting the legs' quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes.
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- sport
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- bodyweight exercise
- Sport
- powerlifting
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- Squat (exercise)
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Encyclopedic overview
The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat
A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.
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