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Technique

  1. Perform a Close squat, extend to Single-leg calf raise and step sideways to perform a Deep squat and then a Wide squat, performing each time a calf raise on one leg when going up.
  2. Each time you go through the 3 squats and 3 calf raises counts as one repetition.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings
  • Hip adductors
  • Quadriceps
  • Legs

Secondary

  • Pelvis
Flexibility

Primary

  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings
  • Hip adductors
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Biceps femoris (long)
  • Rectus femoris
  • Vastus medialis
  • Vastus intermedius
  • Vastus lateralis
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
  • Flexor digitorum brevis
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Flexor hallucis longus
  • Flexor hallucis brevis
  • Adductor longus
  • Adductor brevis
  • Adductor magnus
  • Gracilis

Equipment

Appears in

Regressions

e004

Wide squat

Beginner
e02o

Close squat

Novice
e031

Deep squat

Beginner
e0ek

Single-leg calf raise

Novice
e0e3

Low side-to-side squat

Intermediate
e02y

Deep archer squat

Intermediate
e17r

Prying squat

Novice
e0sq

Side-Staggered Squat

Novice
e0zu

Wide squat good morning

Novice
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