Barbell Side Split Squat

Muscles involved

GlutesQuadriceps

How to do it

1. Stand upright with a bar behind your neck and feet apart. 2. Lower your body to the right side by bending your knee and hip. 3. Keep your left leg slightly bent. 4. Push with your right leg to return to the starting position and repeat to the left.

Equipment required

Barra

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Gluteus maximusQuadricepsLong adductorAdductor magnusSoleus

Tips

- Keep your torso as upright as possible during the lateral squat. - Lower to one side, keeping the opposite leg extended. - Push with the bent leg to return to the starting position.

Difficulty