Muscles worked
quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves
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dumbbell supported squat
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Target muscle
- quads
- Muscle group
- glutes
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- 2
Keeping your chest up and core engaged, slowly lower your body down by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
- 3
Continue lowering until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.
- 4
Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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