Starting Position
- Standing holding dumbbells on shoulders with elbows up
Procedure
- Step to the side and lower hips to the floor by squatting back and down with the lead leg and keeping the back leg straight
- Return to the starting position by pushing up with the lead leg
- Alternate legs and repeat for prescribed number of repetitions
Coaching Keys
- Do not let the lead knee slide forward over the toes
- Keep chest up and back flat
You Should Feel It
- Working the glutes, hamstrings, and quads
- Stretching the groin of the straight leg
© Core Performance
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