Doing exercises that work your quads will help you get an excellent overall physique.
It's always good to have your lower body in proportion to your upper body, and making sure you don't have chicken legs!
Also, building strength and endurance in your legs by altering rep ranges will help with many sports and physical activities.
Whether you enjoy skiing, cycling, running, or just walking, this exercise will have positive benefits.
In this tutorial and related video, I'll show you the proper technique of the exercise, so you can complete it with confidence and safety.
Completing the exercise properly will mean the best results for you while avoiding the potential of injury.
There are a couple of variations of this exercise, which I show you in the video. You can do them using kettlebells or dumbbells.
There are other variations that I don't touch on in this video, but there are other tutorials on our YouTube Channel for bodyweight squats, barbell back squats, and barbell front squats.
We have a full video tutorial below to show you the fine-form points of the exercise. Also, if you need something to print off and take to the gym, here's our step-by-step exercise walkthrough.
The Goblet Squat: A Step-By-Step Guide
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- Take a kettlebell or dumbbell and hold it in front of your chest.
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- Set your feet just past shoulder width apart.
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- Keeping your core tight and your torso upright, breathe in as you lower down as if you were sitting in a chair.
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- At the low point of the move, your head and torso should be upright, your butt pushed back, your legs at 90 degrees, and heels firmly planted on the ground.
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- Pause for 1 second at the bottom, then breathe out, and push through your heels back to an upright position.
Learn the proper technique for the goblet squat!
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