Y Squat – Exercise of the Week
- Hold your arms out to your sides in a ‘Y’ formation at all times
- Keep your upper back and shoulders tensed throughout the exercise
- Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart
- With your abs braced and glutes squeezed, start the movement at the hip joint and push your hips backward and “sit back into a chair”
- Make your hips go back as far as possible and keep your knees in a straight line
- Don’t let your lower back round and try to squat as deep as possible
- Push with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to the start position
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