Contrary to popular belief, you can build strong and sculpted lower body muscles without doing squats. There are plenty of other great exercises designed for building muscle in your glutes and legs, much like this four move dumbbell routine.
While we love squats and the benefits of the dynamic strength training exercise, we know that some people don't like the strain they put on the knees or other joints. All you need is a set of the best adjustable dumbbells or just pair of fixed-weight 'bells.
Then you can get stuck into the squat-less routine designed by trainer Stacey Roberts and still effectively train your lower body. The four exercises use dumbbells to target various muscle groups in the lower body including the hamstrings, glutes, lower back and quads.
