Squats are a great way to build leg strength and endurance (and make them look nice).  If you are reading this, I would imagine you are somewhat interested in squats.  For this blog, I’m going to talk about different types of squat variations.  I feel they are good to know about, just in case you ever find yourself getting bored of the same ol’ thing.  Squats are also a good exercise to do because of all their variants.  You can even combine them to mix it up even more.  Here are some of the variants…

• Back Squat: Hold bar on the back of your neck or your upper back.
• Front Squat: Hold the bar along the clavicles.
• Sissy Squat: Dumbbell held behind legs while the heels are lifted off the ground.  Then, lean back while keeping the torso area straight.
• Jump Squat: Jump off the floor when going back up from the squat.
• Overhead Squat: Hold bar overhead with a wide arm grip.
• Zercher Squat: Hold bar on the inside of your elbows.
• Box Squat: Sit on something, like a bench, at the bottom of the squat.
• Hack Squat: Barbell is held just behind the legs.
• Single-leg Squat: Raise one leg up while squating.

There are plenty more.  I will probably list them somewhere down the line.  Try these out for now.