kBox

Squat

The squat movement involves lower body exercises that strengthen the quadriceps, hamstring, glutes, hip flexors, and engage the core. The squat movement is performed from a hip hinge and knee flexion, lowering yourself as deep as possible into a seated position and standing up again, bilateral.

Split squat movements performed on the kBox are the Bulgarian split squat or regular split squat, both mainly targeting the glutes, hamstring, quadriceps, and core muscles. Any lunge variation performed on the kPulley can be used together with rotational movements.

Benefits

Movements such as split squats are performed unilaterally to:

• Increase the cross-sectional strength
• Improve balance
• Prevent injuries

Applications

The squat is a basic flywheel training exercise with many variations and an important exercise for all subjects ranging from rehab patients to elite athletes.

• In performance, the strength in a squat is highly correlated to improved results in jump height and sprint start.
• In rehabilitation and for example ACL injuries and patellar tendinitis, the kBox squat is important to speed up a patient’s recovery.