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Box Squat

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Body part
Upper Legs
Target
Quadriceps
Equipment
Barbell
Secondary
Abdominals, Adductors, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back

The box squat is a barbell squat variation performed by lowering the hips onto a box or bench before rising. It is an effective compound movement for developing explosive lower-body power, improving squat depth, and targeting the glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps.

Instructions

  1. 1Set up a box or bench of the desired height behind you inside a power rack.
  2. 2Step under the barbell, resting it across your upper back, and unrack the bar by stepping backward into a wide or shoulder-width stance.
  3. 3Inhale, brace your core, and begin your descent by pushing your hips back and knees out to sit back onto the box.
  4. 4Pause briefly on the box to release hip flexor tension, keeping your core tight and shins nearly perpendicular to the floor without bouncing.
  5. 5Drive through your heels and push your knees outward to explode upward off the box, returning to the starting position.