Sissy squat : How to

Trust me when I say that you should not let the name trick you, the sissy squat is one of the best leg workout exercises you will ever do. When you master it without weights you can start to add them… lets fact it, it takes a real man to do a sissy squat.

How To Get Start With Sissy Squats

Starting position:

You want to hold onto something sturdy (approximately shoulder or just above height), grabbing it with only one hand as a means of balancing yourself. Remember that the workout is in your legs so do not start pulling yourself up with the bar (or whatever you chose to hold onto). Once you have a strong grasp put your heels close together (under shoulder width, but now where close to touching), point your toes outwards at an approximate 45 degree angle. Raise your heels upwards so that they are above your toes, now tilt your head back so that your looking up at the ceiling, or sky, you should now feel a strain on your thigh. This is your starting position.

The second step:

Is to lower your knees to the floor, whilst simultaneously keeping a straight line from your shoulders to your knees (as your knees bend your back should follow). You may not be able to reach the floor with your knees at this point, don’t worry you will build the muscle and flexibility as you continue to do the exercise.

Once you reach the bottom:

Simply reverse the action, using your legs to push yourself up to the starting position and then repeat. Remember that the sturdy device you are holding onto is only there in order to ensure that you maintain balance, you should not be pulling yourself up on it.

Final Thoughts

When you first attempt to do this exercise you might wonder if it will ever be possible for your knees to touch the floor. Rest assured that as your skills and muscular strength increases you will get closer and closer until eventually you touch it. Once you reach this level you’ll start becoming unable to touch it as your muscles will stop you! (If your not looking to body build you should have stopped when you could knee the floor).

Rememberr that once you start to find it easy you can cross your free hand across your body and hold a weight to increase the level of difficulty. You’ll soon see that this is no sissy squat.