• Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and a barbell resting on your upper back.
    Lower your body into a squat position, pausing for a moment at the bottom of the movement before standing back up.
    Push through your heels to return to the standing position.
  • Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart, with a barbell on your shoulders. Your feet should be slightly pointed outward, and your shoulders should be down and relaxed.
    Step backward with one foot, lowering your body until your front thigh is parallel to the ground and your back knee is hovering just above the ground.
    Push off your back foot, returning to the starting position.
  • Start by standing with your feet about hip-width apart, with a barbell on your shoulders. Your feet should be slightly pointed outward, and your shoulders should be down and relaxed.
    Place a step or box beside you, and step up onto it with one foot. Your other foot should remain on the ground.
    Push off your grounded foot, raising your body up onto the step.
    Step back down with the same foot, returning to the starting position.
  • Take a large step forward with one leg, and lower your body until your back knee nearly touches the ground. Your front knee should be bent at a 90-degree angle, and your back leg should be straight.
    Push through the heel of your front foot to raise your body back to the starting position.