utkatasana

Rusty's philosophical mantras stayed with me: "Make peace with uncertainty", "most importantly, be kind," and like any good coach, "sit down three more inches in that chair ... this is not your grandma's utkatasana."

Stephanie Keller: Wanderlust Festival: Common, Andrew Bird, John Friend and Shiva Rea Rock Out in Squaw Valley 2009

It introduces utkatasana chair pose, a strengthening, deep squat with raised arms and a side body stretch.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

Chair pose, also known as powerful pose (utkatasana), builds strength in the quads, which makes it good for cyclists.

Inside Tri 2008