Weighted Plate Cossack Squat

Expert Advice

How-to-do Steps

1. Stand with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, holding a weighted plate at chest level.
2. Shift your weight to one leg, bending the knee while the other leg remains straight.
3. Keep your bent knee in line with your foot and sit back into your hips.
4. Lower your body until the thigh of your bent leg is parallel to the floor.
5. Push through the heel of the bent leg to return to the starting position.
6. Repeat on the opposite side for the desired number of repetitions.

Details

Primary

Quads50%

Hamstrings50%

Secondary

Equipment

Weighted

Exercise Type

Strength