Reverse the sequence to return to the starting position.Keeping your hands in place, back flat, and core engaged, kick your feet back to a push-up position: arms and body straight, hands in line with and slightly wider than your shoulders.Bend your knees, squat down, and place your hands on the floor in front of you, shoulder-width apart.Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms at your sides.But the movement’s benefits - and its potential perils - lie in the details. Drag your heels through your a basic training run? Fifty reps.Īt first glance, the squat thrust looks simple: From a standing position, you squat down, place your hands on the ground, kick back into a push-up position, and then reverse the move. Miss an obstacle in a mud race? Thirty reps. Arrive five minutes late to your fitness class? That’s 10 reps. Together with its more diabolical cousin - the burpee - the squat thrust is a classically challenging movement, so fiendishly tough that drill sergeants, trainers, and exercise instructors often dole out reps as punishment. And it only requires about six feet by three feet of floor space. What makes the squat thrust so effective? Using only your bodyweight, it repeatedly hits many of the major muscle groups in both your upper and lower body, thereby creating a huge oxygen demand and a significant cardiovascular challenge when performed at high intensity.
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