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Cossack squat
Difficulty Squats
How to perform it
Lateral squat β one leg bent, the other extended out to the side. Targets the adductors, hip mobility, and the quads of the working leg. Differs from the Bulgarian split squat in the lateral (sideways) movement instead of front/back.
Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Adductors
- Biceps femoris
- Gluteus maximus
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
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