What is the primary muscle used in a squat?

Answer 1

The squat works many muscles in the body in some form. The primary movers are the hamstrings, quads, and glutes. Assuming you are doing them correctly with your knees out and squatting below parallel, you should be using your hip adductors as well.

Answer 2

The main muscles used in the lunge depends on how you perform this exercise, if you step with your front leg and your foot is past your knee you're targeting more glutes but still getting hamstrings and quads. If one was to step closer and the foot is under the knee then there are a lot more leg muscles that come into play here, particularly the quadriceps and hamstrings. Although this exercise is great for legs, it's also a very good core exercise because lunges work on many muscles in the body a the same time especially if one was to them with a barbell places on their shoulders.

Answer 3

Your quadriceps (thigh) muscles. Done correctly (so that your knee does not go in front of a vertical line drawn up from your toes), lunges are an excellent exercise that work more than just the quads.

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Answer 4

Lunges are a great exercises, as they work many of the lower body muscle groups at once. In particular, this exercise is fantastic for targeting the glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps.