stepping out and sitting into one hip stretches the trailing leg's adductors
while the working leg drives, so the adductors lead
the loaded half of a pair: the cossack squat goes deeper with nothing on you,
this carries real weight through less range
Execution
Stand tall with a safety squat bar on your back, feet hip-width apart. Brace
your trunk.
step wide to one side, keeping the trailing leg straight
sit into the stepping hip, pushing it back as you descend
pause briefly in the bottom where the trailing adductors are most stretched
push off the stepping leg to return to standing
alternate sides each rep
The SS bar is the setup to reach for here: it stays put while you move sideways,
where dumbbells swing and a straight bar wants your hands. Step further out to
reach more adductor, less far to keep it closer to a squat.
Purpose
loaded adductor work on a sideways step
stepping out and sitting into one hip stretches the trailing leg's adductors
while the working leg drives, so the adductors lead
the loaded half of a pair: the cossack squat goes deeper with nothing on you,
this carries real weight through less range
Execution
Stand tall with a safety squat bar on your back, feet hip-width apart. Brace
your trunk.
step wide to one side, keeping the trailing leg straight
sit into the stepping hip, pushing it back as you descend
pause briefly in the bottom where the trailing adductors are most stretched
push off the stepping leg to return to standing
alternate sides each rep
The SS bar is the setup to reach for here: it stays put while you move sideways,
where dumbbells swing and a straight bar wants your hands. Step further out to
reach more adductor, less far to keep it closer to a squat.