Women's Health Magazine - Fitness: Box Squat

Women's Health Magazine - Fitness

Box Squat Dec 5th 2012, 20:13 Stand with your back facing a knee-high box or bench about a foot behind you and hold a pair of light dumbbells at your sides (a). In one motion, take three seconds to raise the dumbbells straight out in front of you as you sit back into a squat until your glutes nearly graze the box (b). Take two seconds to reverse the movement and return to start. That's one rep. Do 10. Performance Perk: This builds strength in the anterior leg muscles (the front side, i.e., quads), the ones used most in skiing. Performing the move slowly improves muscular endurance, meaning the muscles take longer to fatigue. Start Light: Do this exercise without dumbbells the first time to nail proper form. Add weight slowly from there. Media files: preview (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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