Progression ladder for the Barbell Squat
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Barbell Squat
These are the substitutes for the Barbell Squat, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps (5)
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Barbell Bench Squat
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Quads
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Barbell Wide Squat
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Quads
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Barbell Squat (On Knees)
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Quads
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Barbell Squat To A Bench
- Beginner
- Barbell
- Quads
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Squat To Overhead Reach
- Beginner
- Bodyweight
- Quads
Where you are now
Barbell Squat
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Quads
Harder steps (4)
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Sled Push
- Intermediate
- Sled
- Quads
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Barbell Speed Squat
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Glutes
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Weighted Sissy Squat
- Advanced
- Weighted
- Quads
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Reverse Band Power Squat
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Quads
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