What is the single best strength-building exercise many of us could be doing right this minute but almost certainly are not? Consult enough exercise scientists and the latest exercise research, and ...

This straightforward squat test uses only a chair and your own body weight to measure lower-body strength, endurance, and ...

Ask a long-time lifter what fires up the posterior chain the best, and nine times out of ten, they’ll point to the barbell back squat. Sure, some people swear they’re overrated or too rough on the ...

Bored with your stale bodyweight workouts? Are rounds of air squats not quite cutting it for you anymore? Switch up your routine with these jump squats. However, jump squats aren’t as simple as adding ...

Also known as the deep squat, it’s a position babies drop into effortlessly and many adults have quietly lost. It improves ...

Basic back squats are a pillar of strength. And while it's an important compound movement, it mainly focuses on your posterior chain. Not to mention, you need access to a gym or Smith rack at home. So ...

Here's how heavy women should squat as beginners, novices, intermediates, advanceds and elites, and when to increase this ...

There are strength exercises then there are squats. Despite being arguably the best lower-body strength workouts, most people dread it for being hard and taxing to the body. The squat is a compound ...

“For lower-body strength and flexibility, there is probably no better exercise,” said Bryan Christensen, a professor of biomechanics at North Dakota State University in Fargo, who studies resistance ...