exercises

Dumbbell Bench Squat

Target Area: Lower Body 

Equipment: 2 x Dumbbells, Bench

  1. Starting with the dumbbells on either side of your body and a bench directly behind you.
  2. Hinge at your hips so that your upper body is slightly forwards.
  3. Engage your core, then bend at your hips and knees, allowing your buttocks to softly touch the bench. Ensure your knees travel over your toes while in the bottom range of the movement.
  4. Drive from your heels into the floor and stand upwards, allowing you to lock your hips at the top of the movement. This is one repetition.

INTENSITY

Increase

Increase the weight of the dumbbells or number of repetitions

Decrease

Decrease the weight of the dumbbells or number of repetitions

ALTERNATIVE

Goblet Squat

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