Suspension Trainer Squats

Video Transcript

In this clip we're going to do a suspended squat with a suspension trainer. I'm going to stand with an overhand grip, feet a little further than shoulder width apart, and I'm going to be facing the base with my back away. Now you're going to lean back slightly, relax the shoulders, you're going to sit like you're going to be sitting in a chair, and then you're going to stand up. You want to keep the knees a little bit soft, you never want to fully lock out your joints. You're going to sit it back, make sure the knees don't go forward of the toes, you're going to keep your body nice and long, back nice and straight. You're going to bring it down, exhale on the way down, inhale on the way up. There are other options once this gets a little bit too easy for you, you can always do a one-legged squat, or add different arm movements. But today we're just going to continue with the basic squat. You should be feeling this in the quads, hamstrings, glutes, you'll also feel some in the shoulders and the upper back. Now let's start off with two to three sets of ten, and then move on as you get stronger.