Goblet Squat

Start

Finish

How to do it

Hold weight at chest, squat to depth, keep torso tall.

Muscles worked

Primary: quads · Also works: glutes, core

Equipment

Dumbbells, Kettlebells

Common mistakes

• Rounding upper back
• Heels lifting

Variations

• Tempo goblet squat
• Pause squat

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Bodyweight Squat
• Barbell Back Squat
• Leg Press

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a knee problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Barbell Back Squatquads
• Bodyweight Squatquads
• Leg Pressquads
• Bulgarian Split Squatquads
• Walking Lungequads
• Front Squatquads