Cossack Squats
How to Do Cossack Squats
- Stand tall with a tight core and make sure your feet are wider than shoulder-width apart (a sumo-like stance is ideal). Bring your hands together for balance if necessary.
- Bend your left knee and lower your body down towards your left knee as you sink your hips directly down towards the ground.
- Continue to lower your body, keeping your hips squared off to the front.
- As you get to your lowest point, allow the toes on your right foot to turn upwards, increasing the stretch along the back of your right leg.
- Contract the left hamstring muscle then push off the ground to return to the starting position. Repeat on the right side.
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Cossack Squats Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Cossack Squats targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and also works quadriceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Powerbag / sandbag lunges, lunge / front kicks and foam roller glutes / butt stretch. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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