Band front squat

A compound exercise for the quads and glutes, with help from the abs. Equipment: resistance bands.

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How to do it

Setup: Stand on a band and loop it over the fronts of your shoulders.
Keep the elbows high as you squat
Stand tall against the pull of the band

Muscles worked

Band front squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the quads and glutes highlighted

Quads · main
Glutes · main
Abs

Equipment

Resistance bands

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all band front squat alternatives.

Ball goblet squatMedicine ball
Box front squatBarbell, Squat rack and Plyo box or step
Cable goblet squatCable machine
Double kettlebell front squatKettlebells
Dumbbell front squatDumbbells
Goblet squatDumbbells

More quads exercises

Trap bar deadliftTrap bar
Back squatBarbell and Squat rack
Front squatBarbell and Squat rack
Box squatBarbell, Squat rack and Plyo box or step
Smith machine squatSmith machine
Hack squatHack squat machine

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