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Weighted Cossack Squats (Male)
Weighted Cossack Squats (Male): step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: other.
- Equipmentother
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings, calves
How to do it
- Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and toes pointing slightly outward.
- Hold a weight in front of your chest with both hands.
- Shift your weight to one side and lower your body by bending the knee of the side you shifted towards, while keeping the other leg straight.
- Go as low as you can while maintaining balance and keeping your chest up.
- Push through the heel of the bent leg to return to the starting position.
- Repeat on the other side, alternating between legs.