Squat - Water Bottle Bulgarian Deep
Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 6-10 Reps
Intermediate Quads Glutes Hamstrings Calves Lower Back Strength Water Bottle Chair Push Compound Home
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.
Place a low chair or stool behind where you will perform the squat. Hold water bottles down at your sides. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Position your feet shoulder width apart and your toes facing forward. Place your left foot on the chair behind you. This is your starting position. Slowly bend through your knees until you are as low as you can go. Ensure that your knees go directly over your knees. Your thighs should now be parallel to the floor and your knees will be about a 90-degree angle. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement. Return to the upright position. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions. Place a low chair or stool behind where you will perform the squat. Hold water bottles down at your sides. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Position your feet shoulder width apart and your toes facing forward. Place your right foot on the chair behind you. This is your starting position. Slowly bend through your knees until you are as low as you can go. Ensure that your knees go directly over your knees. Your thighs should now be parallel to the floor and your knees will be about a 90-degree angle. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement. Return to the upright position. 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
Stand with water bottles down at your sides.
Place a low chair or stool behind where you will perform the squat. Hold water bottles down at your sides. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Position your feet shoulder width apart and your toes facing forward. Place your left foot on the chair behind you. This is your starting position.
Step 2
Lower your body into a squat or sitting position.
Slowly bend through your knees until you are as low as you can go. Ensure that your knees go directly over your knees. Your thighs should now be parallel to the floor and your knees will be about a 90-degree angle. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement.
Step 3
Stand up with the weight at your sides, by pushing through the heels and pushing your butt inwards and upwards.
Return to the upright position. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down, for the entire movement. Place your left foot on the chair behind you. Repeat as required.
Step 4
Stand with dumbbells down at your sides.
Place a low chair or stool behind where you will perform the squat. Hold water bottles down at your sides. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down. Position your feet shoulder width apart and your toes facing forward. Place your right foot on the chair behind you. This is your starting position.
Step 5
Lower your body into a squat or sitting position.
Slowly bend through your knees until you are as low as you can go. Ensure that your knees go directly over your knees. Your thighs should now be parallel to the floor and your knees will be about a 90-degree angle. Inhale during this part of the exercise movement.
Step 6
Stand up with the weight at your sides, by pushing through the heels and pushing your butt inwards and upwards.
Return to the upright position. To start the upward movement, push your glutes forward and up. Exhale during the upward movement. Keep your back straight, not curved, and your head looking straight forward, not down, for the entire movement. Place your right foot on the chair behind you. Repeat as required.