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# Pigeon squat
> Novice · Dynamic · Unilateral. Strength, flexibility, balance
Also known as: Squat with one leg crossed over.
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| **Difficulty** | Novice |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Unilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 25 s |
## Technique
1. Stand on one leg.
2. Place one ankle over the opposite knee.
3. Squat down as low as possible, pushing your working knee forward and getting your chest close to your bent leg.
## Form tips
* Aim to get your hips to dip as low as your working knee with every repetition, this getting your thigh parallel to the ground.
**Logging:** Repetitions done on one side.
## Muscles
Strength
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
* Gluteus maximus
* Semitendinosus
* Semimembranosus
* Biceps femoris (long)
* Rectus femoris
* Vastus medialis
* Vastus intermedius
* Vastus lateralis
## Equipment
## Appears in
## Regressions
Beginner
Novice
Novice
Novice
Intermediate
Novice
Advanced
Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/pigeon-squat-e0q5). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
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