Y Squat – Exercise of the Week

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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For more squat variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

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