Low pulsing hover squats

[Lori BC]

I'm on my 3rd week of boot camp rotation and am suppose to do low pulsing hover squats, and for the life of me I cannot remember what those are. Can anyone explain them to me? Lori BC

 

[fitxme]

Lori,

I know what these and cannot remember what workout they are on, but I'll try my best to explain.

Hopefully you know what sit-and-stands are. You will use a 5-6 risers on a mini-step and then you will squat as if you were going to sit on the risers, but of course you do not, at that point you will pulse about 15 times and then proceed to stand up and then you repeat for as many times as specified or as many as you can handle.

Let me know if you you need me to explain further...


~Marietta
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[kathryn]

From a seated position, bring yourself off the seat a few inches and hold (that's the "hover squat"--you can also start in the upright position and lower yourself until you are a few inches over a seat). Then do shallow pulses, staying near the bottom end of the squat, for a count of eight (each count being 1 pulse up and down), then either sit, or stand upright and repeat (it's safer to do this from the standing position when using heavier weights, because you can jar your spine otherwise).

 

[Lori BC]

OH! I remember now. I just did leaner legs on Sat. and there on that w/o. My mind must of blocked it out. Thanks alot. Lori BC

 

[allwildgirl]

You know, just the name of this thread made my glutes hurt.