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upper legs
#0411

dumbbell single leg squat

Equipment
dumbbell
Target muscle
glutes

How to perform

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand.

  2. 2

    Extend one leg forward and keep it off the ground throughout the exercise.

  3. 3

    Bend your standing leg and lower your body down as if sitting back into a chair.

  4. 4

    Keep your chest up and your back straight.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

Secondary muscles

quadriceps
hamstrings
calves