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Banded squat

Legs · Band

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets2 to 4
Reps12 to 20
RIR0 to 2

Bands give the least resistance where you are strongest, so chase reps and control, not load.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Quads, Glutes.

Secondary: Hamstrings.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Knebøy med strikk
  • Swedish Knäböj med gummiband
  • Danish Squat med elastik
  • German Kniebeuge mit Band
  • Spanish Sentadilla con banda
  • Italian Squat con elastico
  • Portuguese Agachamento com elástico
  • Russian Приседания с резинкой
  • French Squat (élastique)

Related legs exercises

  • Squat (barbell)
  • Front squat
  • Box squat
  • Lunges (barbell)
  • Hip thrust (barbell)
  • Good morning

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