Belt Squat

What it is

A squat with the load hung from a belt around the hips instead of on the back. It trains the legs hard while taking the spine out of the picture. Great for adding leg volume or working around back issues.

Technique tips

• Attach the belt low on the hips
• Stand tall with the chest up
• Squat down to parallel or below
• Drive up through the whole foot

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.