Goblet Squat
How to do it
- Hold one dumbbell vertically against your chest, cupping the top head with both hands.
- Stand feet shoulder-width, elbows tucked in under the weight.
- Squat straight down, letting your elbows track inside your knees.
- Go as deep as you can while keeping your chest tall, then stand up.
- The weight in front is what keeps you upright - do not let it drift away from your chest.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
- Quads 90%
- Glutes 45%
- Adductors (inner thigh) 40%
- Abs 25%
- Lower back / erectors 20%
- Forearms 15%
- Obliques 15%
- Hamstrings 10%
- Calves 10%
Other ways to train this
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Barbell Squat
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Leg Press
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Hack Squat
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Front Squat
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Smith Machine Squat
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Box Squat
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Bodyweight Squat
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Jump Squat
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Kettlebell Front Squat
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Band Squat
Photos and form cues from free-exercise-db, released into the public domain.
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