What are goblet squats?

A squat holding one bell at the chest: the front load keeps your torso honest. Knowledge, not action: best answer ↗

How to do a goblet squat?

The five steps above: that is the whole answer.

What muscles do goblet squats work?

Quads and glutes lead, core and upper back hold the bell. The pause in step 04 is where they earn it.

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Goblet squat with perfect depth

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Hold it by the horns.

Cup the bell at your chest, handles down, elbows tucked. The weight hugs you: that is the point.
- Elbows under the bell, never flared
Set your stance.

Feet just wider than shoulders, toes slightly out, weight mid-foot.
Sit between your heels.

Hips back and down, knees tracking over the toes. Elbows glide inside the knees.
- Depth goal: elbows brush the thighs
- Heels stay planted, always
Pause in the hole.

One beat at the bottom, chest tall. No bounce.
Drive the floor away.

Stand through mid-foot, squeeze the glutes at the top. Exhale on the way up.

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Bell cupped at chest, elbows tucked
Hips move back and down first
Elbows inside knees at depth
One-beat pause, no bounce
Full stand, glutes tight

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A squat holding one bell at the chest: the front load keeps your torso honest. Knowledge, not action: best answer ↗
The five steps above: that is the whole answer.
Quads and glutes lead, core and upper back hold the bell. The pause in step 04 is where they earn it.

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