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Split squat
Stand in a staggered stance and lower your back knee toward the floor, keeping your front shin fairly vertical. Press through the front foot to stand.
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How to do it
Stand in a staggered stance and lower your back knee toward the floor, keeping your front shin fairly vertical. Press through the front foot to stand.
Muscles worked
- quadsprimary
- glutes
- adductors
- hamstrings
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