In my years of carrying out movement assessments (22 clients and counting this week alone) and spending far too much of my life in gyms, I have seen more than my fair share of poor squat form. The ...

SOMETIMES EVEN the most minor training tweaks can make a major difference in training gains. By itself, the goblet squat is one of the most effective lower body exercises you can add to your leg day ...

A strength coach reveals the squat rep count that signals elite lower-body conditioning after 50, plus how to build it.

Grab a kettlebell, dumbbell — or literally anything heavy — and get squatting. Here, all the benefits of goblet squats, plus goblet squat form tips. Lauren spent six years at Shape as a writer and ...

We go over squat form plus variations to try.

Squats may be the most common movement in your training regime, but you’re likely doing them incorrectly. Sure, they can seem like an easy, straightforward exercise, but executing them well is ...

Squats might seem simple, but they’re actually incredibly technical—and easy to mess up. Carolyn Parker, a Gym Jones instructor and the founder of the Ripple Effect Athlete Training Center in ...

A strength coach shares six bodyweight moves that rebuild full-body strength after 60, no gym or equipment needed.

Sumo squats are made for sumo wrestlers, right? Nope, this squat variation has some serious lower bod benefits for everyone, no wrestling ring or even any equipment required. Sumo squats offer unique ...

The human body is smart: It will always take the path of least resistance to get things done. This is all too clear to fitness professionals when training clients -- beginners and veterans alike -- ...

Like personality types, there are many different variations of squat form — and many prove what not to do when performing a squat. The good news is, how you perform a squat, especially if you’re not ...

The limiting factor in your squats may not be what you think.