Demo & instructions
Cossack Squat
Also known as: Deep Side Squat, Side-to-Side Squat
Instructions
From a very wide stance, you sink deep over one leg while the other stays straight, then glide across to the other side. It builds leg strength through a long sideways range and asks a lot of your hips and balance.
- Movement
- Lunge
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Intermediate
- Typical range
- 4–20 reps
Setup
- 1Stand with your feet about twice shoulder width apart, toes turned out slightly.
- 2Reach your arms forward or clasp your hands at your chest as a counterbalance.
Execution
- 1Shift your weight over your right foot and bend that knee, sitting your hips down and back.
- 2Keep your left leg straight and let that foot roll onto its heel with the toes pointing up.
- 3Lower as far as you can while your right heel stays flat and your chest stays lifted.
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Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
