Deep Squat Hold

Step-by-step technique for Deep Squat Hold, an exercise for quads using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

How to do it

  1. Stand shoulder-width and lower into a deep squat.
  2. Keep your heels on the floor.
  3. Use your elbows to push your knees out.
  4. Hold and breathe deeply.
Coach tip: Opens the hips, knees and ankles. A good warm-up.

Muscles worked

Primary: Quads
Secondary: Adductors, Calves

Deep Squat Hold is a mobility exercise that loads the quads using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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