Squat with bands
Sport: Rugby League, Rugby Union, Touch Football, Basketball, Netball, Soccer
Focus: Strength, Power
Muscle Group: Quads, Hamstrings
Equipment: Barbell, Bands
Exercise Description– Set up the bands on the sleeves, secured to either band pegs, the rack, or dumbbells so that there is appropriate tension
– Begin by stepping under the bar and placing it across the back of the shoulders
– Keep your head facing forward
– With your back, shoulders, and core tight, push your knees and butt out and you begin your descent
– Continue until you break parallel, which is defined as the crease of the hip being in line with the top of the knee
– Keeping the weight on your heels and pushing your feet and knees out, drive upward as you lead the movement with your head
– Continue upward, maintaining tightness head to toe, until you have returned to the starting position
– This is one rep
– Begin by stepping under the bar and placing it across the back of the shoulders
– Keep your head facing forward
– With your back, shoulders, and core tight, push your knees and butt out and you begin your descent
– Continue until you break parallel, which is defined as the crease of the hip being in line with the top of the knee
– Keeping the weight on your heels and pushing your feet and knees out, drive upward as you lead the movement with your head
– Continue upward, maintaining tightness head to toe, until you have returned to the starting position
– This is one rep
