Split Squats
Works the hamstrings.
- Primary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Secondary muscles
- Calves, Glutes, Quads
- Equipment
- Body only
- Level
- Intermediate
- Force
- Push
How to do it
- Being in a standing position. Jump into a split leg position, with one leg forward and one leg back, flexing the knees and lowering your hips slightly as you do so.
- As you descend, immediately reverse direction, standing back up and jumping, reversing the position of your legs. Repeat 5-10 times on each leg.
Track it
Log every set in Pensum. It keeps your best sets and estimates your one-rep max as you go. Estimate your 1RM now.
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