How to do Dumbbell Squat Exercises

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Corey Beasley, owner of DNA Fitness. I am going to run you through just a couple of squat variations utilizing dumbbells. Obviously very similar to a body weight squat, by utilizing dumbbells you are increasing the weights, you are increasing the load on your muscles so obviously a pre-requisite I guess is just to always start light you know so I want you just to start with light dumbbells. Never go too heavy, too quick. I want you to never sacrifice form for trying to go too heavy; so what we are going to do is just the basic body weight squatting up with two dumbbells and put your feet about shoulder width apart and then what we are going to do is chest up, stomachs tight, you are going to sit back on your heels, come down, squat back up. If you are looking at me from the side holding those dumbbells, feet shoulder width apart, chest up, stomach tight, sitting back on the heels and back up. A variation of this is we can do it what is called a sumo squat. Sumo squat, put your feet out a little wider, toes out just a little about 45 degrees and have your chest up, stomach tight, sit back on the heels, come straight down. On this one I just utilized one dumbbell, you can use two as it is a little more simple so your dumbbells aren't knocking into your knees and legs, but just coming straight down, back up. If you are looking at me from the side, shoulders back, chest up, back on the heels and back to the middle. These are working all the big muscles in your legs and hips strengthening you from head to toe. "