Sumo / Plié Dumbbell Squats
- Stand up straight with a tight core and flat back.
- Position your feet wider than shoulder-width. Your toes should be facing out diagonally.
- Holding a dumbbell with both hands in front of you, look straight ahead and bend at the knees while driving your hips backward. Your knees should be following your toes in a diagonal line.
- Complete this wide stance squat by having your thighs come parallel with the ground.
- Pause and slowly return to the starting position without locking your knees.
- Repeat.
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Sumo / plié dumbbell squats is a gym exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and calves and hamstrings. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Single / one leg bench bodyweight squats, seated resistance band leg curls / flexions and sumo / plié dumbbell squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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