Banded squat

Sets, reps and RIR

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, Abductors.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Knebøy med strikk
• Svenska Knäböj med gummiband
• Dansk Squat med elastik
• Deutsch Kniebeuge mit Band
• Español Sentadilla con banda
• Italiano Squat con elastico
• Português Agachamento com elástico
• Русский Приседания с резинкой
• Français Squat (élastique)

Related legs exercises

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

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