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Synonyms for squat

crouch down

Synonyms

  • crouch down
  • sit on your heels
  • hunker down
  • sit on your haunches
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for squat

to sit on one's heels

Synonyms

to stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body

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Synonyms for squat

exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent

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the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

sit on one's heels

be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

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occupy (a dwelling) illegally

short and thick

having a low center of gravity

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Wall squats, regular squats, jump squats, and lunges all strengthen quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteal muscles--the key muscles used in vertical jumps when the athlete is preparing to spike the ball.
Lifting weights will increase the efforts but squats can be done at home with no weights - although Martin O'Grady, senior fitness instructor at Birmingham Alexander Stadium Power Point Gym, calls these 'sissy squats'.
Retaining a broad perspective, but emphasizing grassroots direct action, recent Canadian squats have been planned in conjunction with global events and regional issues, but carried out on local terms.
Using the same instrument, another group of researchers determined that acute bouts of exercise using a variety of activities (including squats) decreased stability of the knee joint, possibly due to muscle fatigue or elevated body temperature.
"Although it seemed at the time like quite a daring thing to do, I decided to go directly to the top at Galeries Lafayette and ask them whether they wouldn't be interested in exposing the art of painters, sculptors, photographers and video artists exclusively recruited from the city's squats," said Ordonneau.
until another group squats together and replaces the shoe.
It's OK if you can do only one or two stair squats at first.
Squats have been proven to lift testosterone levels.
* Post-activation potentiation of unilateral CMJ height was achieved following 5 sequential squats at 50% 1RM, 2 squats at 70% 1RM, 1 squat at 90% 1RM with 3 min rest periods.
(5) In addition, negotiations between the councils and the LSC led to a number of licensed squats, which were squats that the council granted a formalised temporary occupation.
MINUTE 1 - SQUATS Stand with feet shoulder- width apart, stick your bum out and squat down, then back to standing.
thighs those trim and bum that shape Tone up that bum - whatever its size MINUTE ONE: Dumbbell swings MINUTE TWO: Pulsed squats MINUTE THREE: Full lunge/knee lift Do a lunge on one leg then bring the back leg up in front of you, with the knee bent, towards your chest.
Squats NOPE, this has nothing to do with crack heads in boarded up houses - it's the exercise of choice for 2014.Inspired by Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian and famous derrieres the world over, squats have been firmly at the top of Merseysider's gym manoeuvres in 2014.
NO BUTTS Squats and lunges will give you buns of steel