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Kettlebell side-to-side squat

A compound exercise for the adductors and glutes, with help from the quads, hamstrings. Equipment: kettlebells.

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WorksAdductorsGlutesQuadsHamstrings

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Wide stance, a kettlebell held at the chest.
  2. Sit deep into one hip, other leg straight
  3. Shift through the middle to the other side

Muscles worked

Kettlebell side-to-side squat: 3D figure mid-rep with the adductors and glutes highlighted

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