TRX Squat

How to do it

1. Stand facing the anchor point, holding the handles with palms facing each other, arms extended.
2. Lean back slightly, keeping your body straight and core engaged, with feet shoulder-width apart.
3. Initiate the squat by pushing your hips back and bending your knees, lowering your body as if sitting in a chair.
4. Descend until your thighs are parallel to the floor or as deep as comfortable, maintaining tension on the straps.
5. Drive through your heels to return to the starting position, extending your hips and knees fully.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

How it compares

Compared with the Barbell Squat, it loads Quads 30 points lower, Lower back / erectors 30 points lower, Abs 15 points lower. It needs Suspension trainer where the other uses Barbell. Compared with the TRX Lunge, it loads Abductors (outer hip) 25 points lower, Glutes 20 points lower, Abs 20 points lower.

Other ways to train this

• Barbell Squat BarbellIntermediate
• Leg Press Machines
• Hack Squat Machines
• Dumbbell Front Squat DumbbellsIntermediate
• Front Squat BarbellProfessional
• Smith Machine Squat Smith machine
• Bodyweight Squat Bodyweight
• Jump Squat BodyweightIntermediate
• Kettlebell Front Squat Kettlebells
• Band Squat Resistance bands
• Dumbbell Squat Dumbbells
• Single-Leg Press Machines
• Smith Machine Front Squat Smith machine
• Pistol Squat BodyweightProfessional
• TRX Pistol Squat Suspension trainerIntermediate
• Kettlebell Squat Kettlebells
• Horizontal Leg Press Machines
• Overhead Squat BarbellIntermediate

Other exercises for the Quads

• TRX Lunge 80% Suspension trainer
• Leg Extension 90% Machines
• Bulgarian Split Squat 90% DumbbellsBenchIntermediate
• Step-Ups 85% DumbbellsBenchIntermediate

Exercise illustrations and data by RepDB (repdb.co), used under licence.