Resistance Band Walking Squats. Loop a resistance band around your back and position the ends around your thumbs. By looping a large resistance band under your feet and over your shoulders your muscles will need to push through even more resistance to get back to standing almost as if the squat was weighted and those muscles will also have to fight the pull of the resistance band when you re sinking down into your squat aka the eccentric portion of the movement when the muscles lengthen says bollig.
Take 5 to 10 steps to the left then right keeping your knees bent and maintaining resistance on the band throughout. How to do a resistance band squat. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly.
Keep reading to see a demonstration of the squat walk exercise.
Your hands should be directly below your shoulders and your body should form a straight line. Place yourself in starting squat position with the loop band around your knees as above. Resistance band squats with lateral leg lifts. Take 5 to 10 steps to the left then right keeping your knees bent and maintaining resistance on the band throughout.