Barbell single leg split squat exercise demonstration
Barbell single leg split squat

Exercise

Barbell single leg split squat

Barbell single leg split squat is a moderate exercise. It trains quads.

Muscles
QuadsGlutesHamstringsCalves

Detailed explanation

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell across your upper back. Take a large step forward with one leg, keeping your torso upright.

Lower your body by bending your front knee and hip, while keeping your back leg straight. Pause for a moment, then push through your front heel to return to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell across your upper back.

  2. 2

    Take a large step forward with one leg, keeping your torso upright.

  3. 3

    Lower your body by bending your front knee and hip, while keeping your back leg straight.

  4. 4

    Continue lowering until your front thigh is parallel to the ground.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment, then push through your front heel to return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs.

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