Box Squats: Technique Benefits and How to Use Them | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Box squats Box squats use a box or bench as a target for the bottom of each squat rep. The variation has specific training benefits that...
Zercher Squats: Technique and Why They Work | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Zercher squats Zercher squats hold the bar in the crook of the elbows rather than across the shoulders or in front rack. The unusual position has loyal supporters...
Safety Bar Squats: Technique and When to Use Them | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Safety bar squats The safety squat bar (SSB) is a specialised barbell with padded shoulder yokes and handles in front of the shoulders. The bar suits...
Front Squats: Technique Cues and Quad Benefits | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Front squats The front squat is the most quad biased barbell squat variation. The bar sits across the front of the shoulders rather than the back. The position...
Barbell Squat: Technique, Cues and Common Mistakes | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Barbell squat The barbell squat is the foundation of serious leg training. The exercise builds total leg strength, develops quad size and trains the whole body to handle...
Step Ups: Technique and How to Use Them | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Step ups Step ups are deceptively demanding. The simple motion of stepping onto a box looks straightforward. Loaded properly the exercise produces serious single leg quad and...
Split Squats: Technique and How to Use Them | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Split squats Split squats are the static version of lunges. The feet stay in position throughout the set rather than stepping between reps. The exercise provides single...
Sissy Squats: Technique and Why They Work for Quads | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Sissy squats Sissy squats target the quads more directly than perhaps any other compound movement. The exercise has fallen in and out of fashion over decades....
Reverse Lunges: Technique Benefits and Programming | Complete Nutrition Quad Exercises Reverse lunges Reverse lunges step backward rather than forward. The simple change in direction produces different training characteristics from forward lunges. Many users find reverse lunges easier on the...