Sumo Squat
Equipment Needed
About This Exercise
A wide-stance squat variation that targets the inner thighs, glutes, and quads by using a wider foot placement with toes pointed outward.
How to Perform
- 1
Setup
Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and toes pointed outward at roughly 45 degrees. Keep your chest up, shoulders back, and arms relaxed in front of you or hands clasped together.
- 2
Brace Your Core
Engage your core and maintain a tall, upright torso. Pull your shoulders back and down to keep your chest lifted throughout the movement.
- 3
Squat Down
Bend your knees and push your hips back to lower yourself down, keeping your knees tracking over your toes. Lower until your thighs are parallel to the floor or as deep as your mobility allows.
- 4
Drive Back Up
Push through your heels and squeeze your glutes and inner thighs to drive back up to the starting position. Fully extend your hips at the top.
Form Tips
- •Keep your knees tracking over your toes throughout the movement
- •Maintain an upright torso - do not lean forward
- •Push through your heels, not your toes
- •Squeeze your glutes and inner thighs at the top
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- •Letting the knees cave inward during the squat
- •Leaning the torso too far forward
- •Not going deep enough to engage the glutes and inner thighs
- •Rising onto the toes instead of driving through the heels
Primary Muscles
Secondary Muscles
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