Cossack Squat
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
HOW TO PERFORM
- Stand very wide with the toes turned slightly out.
- Shift your weight all the way over to one side and squat down on that leg, keeping the other leg STRAIGHT with the toes up.
- Sink as deep as you can with the working heel flat and the chest tall.
- Push back to the middle, or travel straight across to the other side.
FORM TIPS
- A lateral squat rather than a lunge: you stay facing forward and the trailing leg stays straight. Hold a light plate in front to counterbalance and you will get much deeper.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Quads
- Adductors
Secondary
- Glutes
- Abs
- Lower Back
- Hamstrings
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