I'm a big fan of the traditional squat but doing the same move over and over often results in diminishing returns. So I decided to amp up my squat game by elevating my heels on a dumbbell.

Push through your heels to return to standing. This exercise not only improves ... Lower your body and then explode upwards, ...

If you think this is “cheating,” Arent says, “think about how weightlifting shoes, or ‘squat shoes,’ are designed: They’ve got a non-compressible elevated heel, with the idea that it ...

If you think this is “cheating,” Arent says, “think about how weightlifting shoes, or ‘squat shoes,’ are designed: They’ve got a non-compressible elevated heel, with the idea that it ...

where you hold a single dumbbell at your chest and squat down. The main difference though is that your heels are elevated and your feet are very close together. It’s these subtle tweaks that ...