Most runners will gravitate toward the back squat, according to Bui. This is because the front squat demands more upper-body ...

Back squats provide a multitude of benefits ... Choose the position that suits you best. With the high bar position, you place the bar across your upper back, just under the base of your neck.

Step back one or two small steps (while remaining inside the squat rack), so the bar can move freely as you do the squats. Legs shoulder-width apart, core engaged. Bend the knees and lower the bar.

Not everyone is going to excel when performing standard barbell back squats. Some may prefer low bar instead of high bar, others may prefer front squats, zercher squats or squat alternatives such ...

Try lunges, butt-kickers, jumping jacks and high knee running on the ... while holding a rail or squat rack for balance. Move one foot back, so that the edge of the step is running across the ...