Setting up in the squat rack to get under the bar is almost likened to being a muscle building rite of passage. Classed as one of the kings of compound moves, the barbell squat should be a staple in ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. To start with, I used ...

With plenty of squat variations — back, front, goblet, split, plié, and single-leg to name a few — we have to ask: Are all squats created equal? We’re here to demystify the back squat versus front ...

You know that the humble squat is one of the best exercises there is for building lower-body strength—and you're probably already working them into your fitness routine pretty regularly. Good for you.

Squats might seem simple, but they’re actually incredibly technical—and easy to mess up. Carolyn Parker, a Gym Jones instructor and the founder of the Ripple Effect Athlete Training Center in ...

Ashley Graham, our unofficial squat inspiration, is back in the gym and working on her lower body again. Yesterday, celebrity-friendly New York City gym Dogpound posted an Instagram video of Graham ...

The basic squat is one of the foundational exercises of your fitness journey. However, don't jut stop there, but learn the ...

The squat is a compound, multi-joint movement that works the quads, hamstrings, glutes, and lower-back muscles. You can modify the traditional squat movement to make it easier on your body while still ...

Build strength and learn proper movement patterns with these beginner-friendly regressions of the Big 3 lifts ...