Squat (Band)
Trains the quadriceps, with help from the hamstrings and glutes. You need a resistance band. 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 Squat (Band)
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 Squat (Band) trains
Technique
How to do the Squat (Band)
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and place a loop resistance band around your thighs, just above your knees. Keep your chest up and bring both hands close to your chest.
- Lower your body into a squat position by bending your knees and pushing your hips back as if you are sitting in a chair.
- Push through your heels to stand back up to the starting position, keeping the resistance band taut.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your chest up and lean slightly forward to maintain proper form.
- Ensure your knees stay in line with your toes and do not collapse inward.
- Exhale as you stand up and inhale as you lower into the squat.
Substitutes
Swap Squat (Band) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Squat (Band) 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.