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One-arm overhead squat

A compound exercise for the quads and side delts, with help from the abs, glutes. Equipment: dumbbells.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: One dumbbell locked out overhead.
  2. Eyes forward, arm stays vertical
  3. Sit as deep as you stay upright

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