The Squat Thrust is a full-body conditioning exercises. Regularly performing this exercises increases overall fitness, upper body stability and strength, lower body elasticity, strength and endurance, and core stability. In addition, from a cardiovascular fitness perspective, high repetition, rapid (without sacrificing proper form) squat thrusts are difficult to match.
Online Personal Training Video: Squat Thrust
How To Do It
1. From a standing position, squat down so that your arms are outside your legs and your hands are on the floor.
2. “Shoot” your legs back, landing in the pushup position in one movement.
3. Reverse the motion and “pull” or “jump” them back to the starting squat position.
4. Return to a standing position. That is one repetition.
Online Personal Trainer Tips
1. Keep your hips up. Do not let them fall below the imaginary straight line drawn between your shoulders and ankles when in the pushup position. Letting your hips drop can put undue pressure on your lower back and lead to injury.
2. As with all exercises, master form before increasing the speed of the exercise.
