Instructional Video
Written Instructions
- Stand upright with your feet wider than hip width apart, as wide as is comfortable. Have your toes pointing diagonally outwards. Hold a dumbbell in each hand below you, in between your legs, palms facing one another.
- Brace your core.
- Sit back by pushing your knees outwards and lowering your bum towards the floor, make sure you keep your back straight.
- Once you’ve reached a depth of 90 degrees or more in your legs, fire upwards to return your legs to be extended again. Focus on planting your heels in the floor as you do this.
- Pause at the top of the movement and repeat.
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