Full Squat
Trains the quadriceps, with help from the hamstrings and glutes. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Full Squat
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a quadriceps exercise that is, there are 16 on the Quadriceps page.
Muscles worked
What Full Squat trains
Technique
How to do the Full Squat
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell across your upper back. Grip the bar with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Begin the squat by pushing your hips back and bending your knees, lowering your body until your thighs are slightly below than parallel to the floor.
- Push through your heels to return to the starting position, extending your hips and knees fully. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your chest up and back straight to maintain proper posture and alignment.
- Focus on driving through your heels to engage your glutes and quadriceps effectively.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you stand up and inhaling as you lower down.
Substitutes
Swap Full Squat for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Full Squat for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.