| Stand in an upright position while holding dumbbells at your sides with your palms facing in. Place the heels of your feet up on an elevation of approximately 2 – 5 inches. Lower your body down as far as is comfortable or until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Exhale and return to the starting position. Keep your upper body in a strong and upright position. If you want a little more frontal quadriceps development in your thighs, this is the exercise for you. If you have experienced knee pain in the past however, utilize the dumbbell squat or dumbbell plie squat. |
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