Sumo / Plié Dumbbell Squats
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Sumo / Plié Dumbbell Squats targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and calves and hamstrings. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: dumbbells and kettlebells.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Hex / trap bar / cage deadlifts / squats, bosu ball bridges hip raises / glute bridges and hip circles. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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