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Cossack Squat

Primary target: Adductor Group (内收肌群)

Exercise Details

Equipment

Bodyweight/dumbbell

Sets & Reps

3 sets × 6-10 reps per side · rest 90 s

How to do it

Wide stance; shift the weight onto one side, flexing the hip and knee into a squat while the other leg stays straight with the heel down (full inner-thigh stretch); the squatting thigh reaches at least parallel; drive back to center and switch.

Common mistakes

Straight-side heel lifting, squat-side knee caving, rounded back

Muscles Worked

Other Exercises for the Same Muscle

Sumo Squat · Seated Hip Adduction · Bulgarian Split Squat