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Dumbbell Cossack Squat

Stand with your feet wide apart, holding a dumbbell at your chest for counterbalance. Shift your weight onto one leg and sit down deep on that side, keeping the other leg straight with its foot flat or toes up. Drive through the bent leg's heel to return to center, then repeat on the other side. This builds adductor flexibility, single-leg strength, and hip mobility through a deep lateral range.

ADDUCTORS · ABDUCTORS · LOWER BODY

How it is executed

  1. Stand with your feet wide apart, holding a dumbbell at your chest for counterbalance.
  2. Shift your weight onto one leg and sit down deep on that side, keeping the other leg straight with its foot flat or toes up.
  3. Drive through the bent leg's heel to return to center, then repeat on the other side.
  4. This builds adductor flexibility, single-leg strength, and hip mobility through a deep lateral range.
Muscles worked
AdductorsAbductors
Primary muscle
AdductorsAbductors
Equipment
Dumbbell
Movement pattern
Lower body
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyStability

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