squatting
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- noun
- /ˈskwɑːtɪŋ/
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sentadilla
- Peak force in the quadriceps occurs as the model accelerates upward from the initial squatting position (quads at 79 degrees).
- squatting position
But like I'm, I'm doing the squats, man, I'm doing deadlift.
- But like I'm, I'm doing the squats, man, I'm doing deadlift.
- Pull ups, deadlifts, squats, compound heavy movement.
- Can you explain to me why Gibb does squats while he fights?
- And then right after that I'm going to do some squats with two kettle bells.
- The next day I went and did squats.
- In addition to squats, what other dry land strength stuff do you do?
- And squats were very intimidating to me.
- I say we get up and we do a minute of body weight squats.
- But I want to come back to how humbling it was to have someone who already held world records and squatting in two different weight categories.
Examples
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Before lifting weights, warming up with squatting can prevent injuries.
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My legs, they hurt from the squatting.
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My squatting muscles wouldn't allow it.
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He demonstrated his strength by doing several squatting exercises at the gym.
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In the yoga class, we practiced squatting to improve our flexibility and balance.
Synonyms
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An exercise where you bend your knees, lower your body, then stand up
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An exercise where you bend your knees to lower and raise your body to make your leg muscles stronger
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Squatting comes from the verb squat, which means 'to bend down and sit low', like a very low sit. So the exercise called squatting is simply bending your knees down into that low position and standing up again to build leg strength.