What's your favourite type of Squat?

Hannah220190
Hannah220190 Posts: 83 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Over the last few months I've learnt many squat variations:

Front
Back
Box
Overhead
Goblet
Prisoner
Sumo
Spilt
Bulgarian Spilt
Narrow

What's your favourite? I'm a huge fan of the goblet, box & spilt squats! I love nothing more than feeling my entire body engage!

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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    low bar back squat.
  • biodigit
    biodigit Posts: 145 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    low bar back squat.

    What he said.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Zercher
    Single-leg
    Hex bar squats
    :+1:
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    High bar back.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    you forgot Jefferson!

    I personally prefer regular high bar squats- pause squats and front squats- I do OHS for mobility- but not for strength.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    low bar back squat.

    Ditto
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    My favorite? Low bar back.

    What I actually do? Low bar back, high bar back (depending on muscle focus), and front squat. Not all in the same day or at the same time, mind... just in general.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Low bar back squat in terms of form.

    In terms of variations/partials, pin press squats are so much fun.
  • littlemissorange
    littlemissorange Posts: 19 Member
    Front kettleball squat
  • DawnEmbers
    DawnEmbers Posts: 2,451 Member
    I like back squats (both low and high but for the most part I do high bar) and front squats. I did like goblet when I've tried them. About half or so on the list I haven't even tried yet. Might need to test some things out on occasion, just for fun.
  • rebeccaEsmith
    rebeccaEsmith Posts: 1,136 Member
    squat and press you do 50x 5kg each arm POW you can feel it
  • ltworide
    ltworide Posts: 342 Member
    Personally I prefer lunges over squats but I do include front squats (barbell and kettlebell), Bulgarian split squats, zerchers, goblet squats, and 1 leg squats.
  • CardiLuxe
    CardiLuxe Posts: 89 Member
    edited October 2015
    Sumo and back squat.
  • G33K_G1RL
    G33K_G1RL Posts: 283 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    low bar back squat.

    Another vote for low bar.

    I also like the Bulgarian split squat with weights (dumbells or plates) and sumo to focus on different muscles.
  • beastier
    beastier Posts: 1,908 Member
    Loving dumbbell squats at the mo as I feel they isolate quads better than barbell
  • ozgurvh
    ozgurvh Posts: 182 Member
    I don't like squad s:(
  • Blackdawn_70631
    Blackdawn_70631 Posts: 283 Member
    Sumo, front weight squat and my most recent, jump squat twist w\ air boxing.
    I hate jump squats, but the twist version gives my legs that two second break when I'm repositioning and punching. However the first time I done it my knee tried shifting out of socket, luckily I've been doing other knee exercises, so it didn't dislocate.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    with free weights (high bar back squats).

    Air squats - prisoner on a bosu ball.
  • wolfsbayne2
    wolfsbayne2 Posts: 100 Member
    high bar back squats, though I'll throw in some goblet squats as well.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Squat squats
  • piperdown44
    piperdown44 Posts: 958 Member
    G33K_G1RL wrote: »
    _John_ wrote: »
    low bar back squat.

    Another vote for low bar.

    I also like the Bulgarian split squat with weights (dumbells or plates) and sumo to focus on different muscles.

    Yep, low bar.
    I alternate between a wide and narrow stance.
    Use box squats periodically too.

  • Backagainbbg340
    Backagainbbg340 Posts: 130 Member
    Reverse cowgirl
  • Blackdawn_70631
    Blackdawn_70631 Posts: 283 Member
    I also just flat out like squatting.
    Since squatting, I noticed myself doing it at work quite often. And my lifting is 50 lb bales 6 times or more at the bottom of the pallet. Or anything low to the ground period. I squat, scoop up the 50 lb bale, stock and repeat.
  • ovidnine
    ovidnine Posts: 314 Member
    fav- back squats
    favorite squat I love to hate but do them often anyway- ft squats
  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
    Thou Shalt Squat
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It depends on what I'm after. I do a lot of Oly lifting so I do a lot of front squats in general as my primary squat variation but I also do a lot of high bar back squats. I do OH squats for mobility work for snatches.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    I really like heavy db sumo squats
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Back bar squat, sumo, Bulgarian, split bar squat...
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    high bar back

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