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Whilst most lower body exercises work on moving your body forward or backward, not many of them work on the frontal plane of motion. Since the Cossack squat involves moving side to side, it can help prevent muscle imbalances and train the body in different directions that what it is used to with squats and lunges.
The Cossack squat also supports hip mobility as it opens and strengthens the hip joint. As you go down and up, you flex and extend the hip on the working leg. Your hip adductors on the extended leg will also receive a good stretch with the movement.
This squat will also keep your joints safe as it is really low impact and is done mostly with body weight. It also works on all your lower body muscle groups, especially the gluteus medius and your obliques.
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]]>This might remind you of a lunge, but it is actually a squat and is used to show you which leg is weaker. For this squat, you will need a bench and any sort of weight. You can use a dumbbell, kettlebell, or barbell. You will stand in front of the bench, put one foot up on the bench behind you and use the leg standing on the floor to drive the movement. The foot on the bench should not be taking the weight or pushing the motion. You will feel the burn in your thighs and glutes with this exercise.
The sumo squat works on the side of the glutes and the inner thighs. You will want to stand on an elevated platform, either two steps or benches—in a wide stance and take a dumbbell in both hands and go as low as you can—without compensating your knees, holding the dumbbell between your legs. Since the range of motion is a little shorter, you can actually hold a higher weight than you would do with the goblet squat.
The back squat is the most popular of squats for strengthening the legs, core, and glutes. It can take time to reach a good depth and weight, but with a lot of mobility exercises and persistence you will reap the results with this exercise.
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Whilst most lower body exercises work on moving your body forward or backward, not many of them work on the frontal plane of motion. Since the Cossack squat involves moving side to side, it can help prevent muscle imbalances and train the body in different directions that what it is used to with squats and lunges.
The Cossack squat also supports hip mobility as it opens and strengthens the hip joint. As you go down and up, you flex and extend the hip on the working leg. Your hip adductors on the extended leg will also receive a good stretch with the movement.
This squat will also keep your joints safe as it is really low impact and is done mostly with body weight. It also works on all your lower body muscle groups, especially the gluteus medius and your obliques.
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]]>The post 3 Types of Squats That Work Your Thighs & Glutes appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>This might remind you of a lunge, but it is actually a squat and is used to show you which leg is weaker. For this squat, you will need a bench and any sort of weight. You can use a dumbbell, kettlebell, or barbell. You will stand in front of the bench, put one foot up on the bench behind you and use the leg standing on the floor to drive the movement. The foot on the bench should not be taking the weight or pushing the motion. You will feel the burn in your thighs and glutes with this exercise.
The sumo squat works on the side of the glutes and the inner thighs. You will want to stand on an elevated platform, either two steps or benches—in a wide stance and take a dumbbell in both hands and go as low as you can—without compensating your knees, holding the dumbbell between your legs. Since the range of motion is a little shorter, you can actually hold a higher weight than you would do with the goblet squat.
The back squat is the most popular of squats for strengthening the legs, core, and glutes. It can take time to reach a good depth and weight, but with a lot of mobility exercises and persistence you will reap the results with this exercise.
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