Looking for a new way to torch your lower-body ? Wall sits are one of the most deceptively tough muscular endurance exercises, forcing you to hold a squat position against a wall for a set period of time. The move is challenging enough with just your body weight, but adding extra resistance in the form of a weight plate, dumbbell, or kettlebell takes it up a notch. Warning: if your legs aren’t used to this kind of challenge, you’ll probably be sore the next day.

I don’t know about you, but wall sits and I go way back. Long before I was a regular in the gym, I knew wall sits as a torturous lower-body exercise that was guaranteed to completely destroy my quads, calves, and glutes after soccer practice. They look simple and are easy to execute, until your legs start shaking and you can’t stop checking your timer. Nevertheless, weighted wall sits are a great addition to any leg day routine without introducing anything too complicated.…