Squat - Single Leg Plate Wall Deep

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 6-10 Reps, 80 Wght

Intermediate Quads Glutes Hamstrings Calves Lower Back Strength Plate Push Compound Gym

Purpose: To develop core strength of the lower and middle body.

Benefits: It is the single best exercise to develop full body strength and increase your fat-burning metabolism.

Grasp a plate and hold it against your chest. Put your back against a wall and slide your feet out so that they will be at a 90 degree angle during the squat. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Raise your left leg. This is your starting position. Slowly slide down the wall by bending through your knees until your hamstrings touch your calves. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement. Return to the upright position by sliding up the wall. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions. Grasp a plate and hold it against your chest. Put your back against a wall and slide your feet out so that they will be at a 90 degree angle during the squat. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Raise your right leg. This is your starting position. Slowly slide down the wall by bending through your knees until your hamstrings touch your calves. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement. Return to the upright position by sliding up the wall. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.


The quads are a set of four muscles in the upper front thigh. All four muscles work to straighten the knee. One of the four (rectus femoris) also helps to bend the hip. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and size of the legs and butt.

Step 1

Hold a plate against your chest, raise your left leg and lean against a wall.

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Grasp a plate and hold it against your chest. Put your back against a wall and slide your feet out so that they will be at a 90 degree angle during the squat. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Raise your left leg. This is your starting position.

Step 2

Lower your body into a squat or sitting position, sliding down the wall.

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Slowly slide down the wall by bending through your knees until your hamstrings touch your calves. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement.

Step 3

Stand up by pushing through the heels and pushing your butt inwards and upwards.

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Return to the upright position by sliding up the wall. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Repeat as required.

Step 4

Hold a plate against your chest, raise your right leg and lean against a wall.

squat-single-leg-plate-wall-deep-step-3

Grasp a plate and hold it against your chest. Put your back against a wall and slide your feet out so that they will be at a 90 degree angle during the squat. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Raise your right leg. This is your starting position.

Step 5

Lower your body into a squat or sitting position, sliding down the wall.

squat-single-leg-plate-wall-deep-step-4

Slowly slide down the wall by bending through your knees until your hamstrings touch your calves. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement.

Step 6

Stand up by pushing through the heels and pushing your butt inwards and upwards.

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Return to the upright position by sliding up the wall. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Repeat as required.