Squats are one of the best lifts for building overall strength and we complete several repetitions a day without even thinking about it, moving from standing to seated positions. There are a number of squat variations that can be used, and in this guide, I break down the movement and provide advice on when and how to use squats in your own training. Squatting is the single best movement to carry over to other lifts in the gym.

Your push press, deadlifts and moving events will all thank you when you regularly incorporate squatting into your program.

Get my guide to mastering the squat, covering everything you need to know from variations to exercise splits.