Everything you need to know to master squat form, avoid common mistakes, and level up your training without a gym.

Pause squats strengthen the bottom of your squat, improve control and help you lift heavier. Here’s how to add them to your training.

One writer swapped lunges for wall-supported Bulgarian split squats like Jessica Biel, and this is what happened.

No matter what workout routine you do, there’s a chance the squat will make an appearance. We do a lot of squatting during our normal daily activities so it may feel so familiar that you assume you ...

Doing a single set of 20 squats to near failure, then downing a gallon of milk, might sound like a twisted gym initiation ritual. In reality, it’s part of a cult-favourite programme made famous across ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Squats are one of the ...

Editor's note: This Master Class column originally ran Feb. 5. Due to a production error, the wrong photos accompanied the article. Each year that passes, I become just a little more concerned with ...

What do Simone Biles and squats have in common? They’re both the absolute G.O.A.T.s when it comes to fitness and strength. Squats make day-to-day movements—like sitting down and standing up—easier, ...

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

Leg presses and squats both work your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. But squats also work other parts of the body. It’s leg day and you want to work your quadriceps, the large muscles at the front of ...