The box squat is a core training staple that can build size and strength in your lower body-but are you sure you're even doing the exercise correctly? Before you shoulder up to your barbell and drop ...

In contrast to your typical, “I learned this in PE class,” air squat, the box squat places a bench or box behind your butt to sit on at the bottom of the movement. This allows you to push your hips ...

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 ...

The squat is a great strength-builder and should be a regular in any good resistance training program. Squats work the major muscle groups in your thighs: your glutes, quads, and hamstrings, as well ...

Holding a dumbbell with both hands, elbows bent and close to your body, stand facing away from a bench or box that’s at or below knee level, your feet shoulder-width apart. A. Maintaining a tight core ...

WHEN IT COMES to the barbell back squat, the exercise sometimes referred to as the "king" of all the heavyweight moves in the gym, the biggest point of focus for guys isn't necessarily how many plates ...

Challenging exercise and sitting down don’t typically go hand in hand. Yet that combo is precisely how Rumer Willis is achieving serious gains in the gym. In an Instagram video that the ...

When it comes to using strength training to improve on-bike power, plyometrics and jumping tend to get all the spotlight. But did you know that performing a high-quality box squat can have even better ...

Men’s Fitness aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. When it comes to perfecting your compound lifts—that’s any lift ...

Ashley Graham, our unofficial squat inspiration, is back in the gym and working on her lower body again. Yesterday, celebrity-friendly New York City gym Dogpound posted an Instagram video of Graham ...

Change up your classic squatting routine with a box squat. Follow along as three top trainers walk you through the do's and don'ts. In contrast to your typical, “I learned this in PE class,” air squat ...

When it comes to perfecting your compound lifts—that’s any lift utilizing more than one joint—there are so many form factors to master. With the squat, you’re naturally looking at the hips, knees, and ...