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Curtsey squat

Beginner

Curtsey squat is a compound bodyweight exercise for the quads, also working the glutes, hamstrings, and calves.

What it works

Primary muscle

Quads

Also works

GlutesHamstringsCalves

Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement
Legs
Type
Compound
Logged as
Reps
Suggested rest
1 min

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. 2Take a step diagonally behind and across your body with your right foot, crossing it behind your left leg.
  3. 3Bend both knees as if you were curtsying, lowering your body towards the ground.
  4. 4Keep your torso upright and your weight on your front foot.
  5. 5Push through your front foot to return to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat on the other side, stepping diagonally behind and across your body with your left foot.

What to do instead

  • Dumbbell squatDumbbell
  • Dumbbell bench squatDumbbell
  • Kettlebell goblet squatKettlebell
  • Band squatResistance band
  • Smith squatSmith machine
  • Potty squat with supportBodyweight

Harder variations

  • Barbell clean-grip front squatBarbell
  • Barbell front chest squatBarbell
  • Barbell front squatBarbell
  • Barbell full squatBarbell
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