Legs · Bodyweight · Intermediate
Split Squats
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also working
- Calves, Glutes, Quads
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.
Other hamstring exercises
- Snatch Deadlift · Barbell
- Snatch Pull · Barbell
- Split Snatch · Barbell
- Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch · Other
- Standing Leg Curl · Machine
- Standing Toe Touches · Bodyweight
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