Exercises
| Picture | Name of Exercise | ||||
 | Squats (Elastic Band) Start with the band underneath your feet and the other ends over your shoulders with both hands gripping either end. Now slowly complete a squat by not letting your knees go over ... | ||||
 | Wide Stance Squats (Duck Squats) Take a wide stance with toes pointing out while holding a dumbbell with both hands. While keping your back straight and head up, bend at the knees until your thighs are parall... | ||||
 | Front Squats Rest a barbell over the front part of your shoulders by crossing your arms and holding the bar in place. Squat down, keeping your back straight and head up, until your thighs ... | ||||
 | Cable Squats To perform Cable Squats stand upright with the straight bar in a curled position. ... | ||||
 | Safety Squats A safety squat is identical to a regular 90 degree bent leg toes straight ahead squat except a special bar is used. The bar allows easy entry into a deep squat which keeps your ba... | ||||
 | Ball Squats Start by having the ball in the small of your back against the wall. Now while your in the standing position slowly lower your body keeping your knees behind your toes. Lower unt... | ||||
 | Squats With the barbell on the rack (at shoulder height), approach it with the back of your shoulders having the weight. While keeping your back and head straight, lift the weight off th... | ||||
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Forum Discussions
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| Why do squats make me light-headed? | I normally use a squat machine for doing quad work. The problem is that sometimes after a hard set, I get light headed. Some times I feel like I'm going to pass out. This morning was unusually bad. Then when I went home and tried to eat my post w... |
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| knees | hey guys, ive been working out for a bit over a month now, and im having some trouble with my knees. i guess first i should explain my history the past couple years ive had trouble with me knee, when i bend it all the way i here this clicking/popp... |
| A Curious Question About Exercise Form | When visiting relatives, I joined a gym for the month I was staying. I noticed a majority of people were doing several exercises (squats, bench, military press, etc.) with only a six inch, or so, range of motion. Using a bench press for an example,... |