Pendulum Squat
Step-by-step technique for Pendulum Squat, an exercise for quads using machine. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Position yourself in the pendulum machine with shoulders and feet on the pads.
- Unlock and lower into a squat along the machine’s arc.
- Descend until your thighs are parallel.
- Drive through your heels back up.
Coach tip: The machine guides the path. Good for focusing the legs safely.
Muscles worked
Primary: Quads
Secondary: Glutes
Pendulum Squat is a strength exercise that loads the quads using machine. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
PrimarySecondary
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Quads
- Secondary
- Glutes
- Equipment
- Machine
- Type
- Strength
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