101-125 Squats

If you've done 101 - 125 squats in the test
Day 1 60 seconds (or more) between sets		Day 4 60 seconds (or more) between sets
set 1	32	set 1	34
set 2	32	set 2	34
set 3	30	set 3	34
set 4	30	set 4	36
set 5	max (minimum 32)	set 5	max (minimum 36)
Minimum 1 day break		Minimum 1 day break
Day 2 60 seconds (or more) between sets		Day 5 60 seconds (or more) between sets
set 1	32	set 1	36
set 2	32	set 2	36
set 3	32	set 3	34
set 4	32	set 4	34
set 5	max (minimum 34)	set 5	max (minimum 36)
Minimum 1 day break		Minimum 1 day break
Day 3 60 seconds (or more) between sets		Day 6 60 seconds (or more) between sets
set 1	34	set 1	36
set 2	32	set 2	36
set 3	32	set 3	36
set 4	34	set 4	34
set 5	max (minimum 36)	set 5	max (minimum 38)
Minimum 2 day break		Minimum 2 day break

The Celebrity Squat Habit

Celebrity workouts get a lot of attention, and if you read enough of them you notice the same movement turning up over and over. The squat is a fixture in high-profile fitness routines for the same reason it is a fixture in ordinary ones: it works several muscle groups at once and fits into almost any program. The famous names change; the exercise mostly does not.

Hollywood is full of squat devotees, usually driven by a role. Chris Hemsworth built the frame for Thor on heavy compound lifting, squats included, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made his leg days a well-documented part of a training reputation that borders on mythology. Others fold squats into a more general fitness routine. Halle Berry has shared workouts featuring them, and Kate Upton has spoken about intense lower-body training built around squat work.

Musicians who perform physically demanding shows tend to lean the same way. Beyoncé's stamina-heavy performances rest on a strong lower body, the kind squats help build, and Lady Gaga has used them to develop the endurance her live sets require. Justin Timberlake and Rihanna have both been associated with routines that include squats as part of a balanced approach to staying stage-ready.

Athletes are the least surprising group on the list, because for them it is simply part of the job. Serena Williams has used squats to support her power on court; Usain Bolt built the explosive leg strength a sprinter lives on; LeBron James treats lower-body work as a training staple; and Cristiano Ronaldo's famously conditioned legs come partly from squat-based leg work. When your income depends on what your body can do, the basics stay in the program.

Fitness-facing television personalities round it out. Trainers like Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels regularly demonstrate squats because they are easy to teach and scale for a general audience, and stars like Alison Brie and Khloé Kardashian have shared squat-heavy sessions with their followers.

The pattern is the real point. Across acting, music, sport, and television, people whose careers reward being fit keep reaching for the same unglamorous movement. There is no secret celebrity exercise. What their routines quietly confirm is that the squat is effective and accessible enough to belong in almost anyone's training, famous or not.