Resistance Band Cable Squat
Description
The resistance band cable squat uses a resistance band looped around the body or attached to a cable station for added resistance during a squat. The band provides accommodating resistance that gets harder as you stand, building lockout strength while the squat pattern trains the legs and glutes.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Resistance Band Cable Squat Instructions
- Anchor a resistance band low or loop it around your hips connected to a stable point.
- Stand facing away from the anchor with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Step forward to create band tension at the hip.
- Brace your core and pull your shoulders back.
- Squat down by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
- Continue down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Drive up against the increasing band tension to stand.
- Lock out at the top with hips fully extended.
Resistance Band Cable Squat Form & Visual
Resistance Band Cable Squat Benefits
- Accommodating resistance gets harder at lockout
- Builds lockout strength
- Strong glute development
- Useful for home training
- Easy to scale by changing band tension
- Functional movement pattern
Resistance Band Cable Squat Muscles Worked
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus maximus
- Hamstrings
- Core
Resistance Band Cable Squat Variations & Alternatives
- Banded Squat
- Bodyweight Squat
- Goblet Squat
- Resistance Band Smith Squat
