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# Squat elbow tap

> Novice · Dynamic · Unilateral. Flexibility

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| | |
| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Novice |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Unilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 20 s |

## Technique

1. Stay in the bottom of a deep squat.
2. Hinge at the hips to move your body forward between your legs.
3. Grab one ankle with the opposite hand and try to tap the ground with the other elbow.
4. Keep your feet flat on the ground and your butt down.

<Info>
  **Logging:** Repetitions done on one side.
</Info>

## Muscles

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    <Card title="Primary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#3393e7"}} />Glutes</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#3393e7"}} />Hamstrings</li></ul></Card>
    <Card title="Secondary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#9ec9ef"}} />Hip adductors</li></ul></Card>
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</div>

## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/ground-standing" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q029.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=63ce6cea08f0de810713d3d47032fedc" alt="Ground (standing)" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="244" height="268" data-path="images/equipment/q029.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Ground (standing)</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="arrows-left-right" size={16} /> Flexibility</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/flexibility/deep-squat" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Deep squat</a><a href="/collections/flexibility/flexible-hips" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Flexible hips</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Hip</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/hip-flexion" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} />flexion</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Progressions

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  <Card title="Squat head to floor" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr/images/exercises/e0o3.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr&q=85&s=91bd22e643e6ebbae6286c8177e0b976" href="/exercises/squat-head-to-floor-e0o3" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0o3.jpg">Intermediate</Card>
  <Card title="Squat tap and reach" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA/images/exercises/w00e.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA&q=85&s=bd490d1cc96650ada8fd6d78c5861ff9" href="/exercises/squat-tap-and-reach-w00e" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/w00e.jpg">Intermediate</Card>
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## Regressions

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  <Card title="Deep squat" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh/images/exercises/e031.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh&q=85&s=b85c14e4c0a2876df724f8fc2864efbe" href="/exercises/deep-squat-e031" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e031.jpg">Beginner</Card>
  <Card title="Deep squat hold" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/u4isihpalktq37dc/images/exercises/e0xp.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4isihpalktq37dc&q=85&s=51fa5128be5146e23af3e1f763e1bea8" href="/exercises/deep-squat-hold-e0xp" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0xp.jpg">Beginner</Card>
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<Accordion title="View Similar Exercises" icon="shuffle">
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    <Card title="Rowing" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/C5MvCdZlQGzP5T4h/images/exercises/e1bm.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=C5MvCdZlQGzP5T4h&q=85&s=7524ef4af6d921cca8789e261b771ad1" href="/exercises/rowing-e1bm" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e1bm.jpg">Beginner - Elite</Card>
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    <Card title="Front scale" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/WxDAWzevIKn1VTcc/images/exercises/e0ax.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=WxDAWzevIKn1VTcc&q=85&s=b9bc82d32dc1664fb99b0afa393ded46" href="/exercises/front-scale-e0ax" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0ax.jpg">Novice</Card>
    <Card title="One leg halfway up" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/C5MvCdZlQGzP5T4h/images/exercises/e1a8.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=C5MvCdZlQGzP5T4h&q=85&s=601de0fa24902a46533d11cd3d318b72" href="/exercises/one-leg-halfway-up-e1a8" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e1a8.jpg">Beginner</Card>
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</Accordion>

<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/squat-elbow-tap-e0o4). 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.
</Note>


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