Exercise Highlight: The Split Squat
July 29th, 2009
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by Jamie Nischan · Filed Under: Exercise Technique
The split squat is a good stepping stone for you if you have trouble doing a dynamic or reverse lunge. The split squat requires a lot of trunk stability as well as flexibility in the hips and ankles.
Primary muscles worked.
- Quadriceps
- Glutes
Stabilizers
- Glute Medius
- Adductors
- Abdominals
- Obliques
- Hip Flexors
Tips:
1. When performing the motion, keep your weight shifted to the heel of the front let.
2. Before lowering, brace your abdominals and gently squeeze the buttock of your back leg.
3. Be sure not to break posture in your upper body. This is a sign of an inability to control your core.
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Jamie Nischan HFS, CES
I do this with a barbell over my head in a snatch/overhead press position.
It really challenges the core and insures you keep your back straight at the same time.
Absolutely. That one’s a killer. Especially when you’ve got some real weight up there.
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