Weighted 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). Hold your chosen form of resistance securely with both hands close to your chest.
- 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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Weighted cossack squats is a gym work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and also involves quadriceps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Bodyweight side steps / lateral lunges, long jumps / squat jumps and lunge / front kicks are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as weighted cossack squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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