Our writer suffered from stiff ankles and poor squat technique – but a month of heel-raised squats has worked wonders for her fitness After a decade of power-walking marathons, I felt miffed.
Strap on a weight plate or a weight vest and hang from a bar with your hands facing you. Engage your back and biceps to lift your chest. Pause at the top and lower slowly. Grab a pair of dumbbells and ...
According to data from Strength Level, the ‘average squat weight for a female lifter is 73kg’. But this only applies to a 1RM (one-rep max – the maximum weight you can lift for one rep).