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Barbell side split squat
Upper legs · Barbell
Target muscles
Quads
Also works
GlutesHamstringsCalves
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
- 2Hold a barbell across your upper back, resting it on your traps.
- 3Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your body down into a squat position, bending at the knees and hips.
- 4As you lower, push your knees out to the sides and keep your weight on your heels.
- 5Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits