The heel elevated squat is great for those with poor hip and ankle mobility. Plus, it'll target your quadriceps more than traditional squats. Photo: Getty Images/Carolin Voelker / EyeEm.

"Since squats work multiple muscle groups, they are a great exercise for full-body strength and muscle growth. This also ...

On Instagram, New York's Dogpound gym shared a video of the Victoria's Secret model doing a series of elevated heel squats using a barbell with a whopping total of 125 pounds loaded on her back.

For joint-friendly training and better depth, the pendulum squat is usually best.

Try these 9 exercises to boost your strength and improve your barbell squat performance. ... Elbows high, chest ... Bend your knees and hips to lower into a squat. Push through your heels to stand ...

How to perform a barbell squat properly . ... try a sumo squat stance – the heels wider than hip width and the feet turned out by 30- 45 degrees, ... This is a ‘high kneeling position’.

Heel elevated front squat. Leg day wouldn’t be complete without a squat, now would it? ... Move the barbell to the front, and your quads take the hit. To boost quad engagement, ...

In this first part, to our three-part series on barbell lifts, personal trainer Christina Chu of NovusFit Studios provides a step-by-step guide to the barbell back squat.

The high-bar squat helps increase power and will affect your overall lifting ability. A good high-bar squat’s benefits can be felt during a bench press as well.