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Squat Floor Touch
Search GoogleSquat Floor Touch is a beginner squat exercise using bodyweight. It primarily trains quadriceps and glutes. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- quadriceps, glutes
- Secondary
- hamstrings, core, cardiovascular system
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the open floor and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning squat floor touch.
- — Choose a variation and range that let you keep complete control.
Execution
- — Squat through a pain-free range, touch the floor between the feet with a long spine, then stand tall under control.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the squat.
- — Squat through a pain-free range, touch the floor between the feet with a long spine, then stand tall under control.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo squat floor touch
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range squat floor touch