Low Cossack Squat

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The low Cossack squat helps to develop hip and leg mobility. By staying low across the middle you force greater hip opening than returning to the top between each rep.

Cues:

  • Keep your squatting heel down

  • Keep the hips between your knees as you move side to side

  • Stay as low as possible across the middle

  • Maintain a vertical torso by driving the hips forward at all times

Mistakes:

  • Squatting on your toes

  • Narrow stance that causes the hips to rotate outside of the knees

  • Leaning forward/lazy squat

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