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Cossack Squat

Quadriceps · Adductors · Glutes · Hamstrings · Abdominals · Bodyweight

Cossack Squat

How to do it

  1. Stand with feet much wider than shoulder width, toes turned slightly out.
  2. Shift your weight onto one leg and bend that knee, sitting your hips back and down.
  3. Keep the other leg straight, letting that heel lift and the foot pivot so the toes point up.
  4. Keep your torso upright and chest lifted as you sink until the bent thigh nears parallel.
  5. Drive through the bent leg to return to standing, then repeat for reps before switching sides.
Primary muscle
Quadriceps
Secondary muscles
Adductors · Glutes · Hamstrings · Abdominals
Equipment
Bodyweight
Sides
One side at a time

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