Split squats are a fantastic exercise.
But what if i said that you might be performing them incorrectly?.
It’s pretty fair to say I have a bit of a love hate relationship with split squats and their variations.
I love them because they are a fantastic way to develop single leg stability, strength and power (which can even carry over into squat and deadlift strength!).
They allow you to load up the lower limb, making them a great tool to promote hypertrophy, and as they are a single leg exercise, they can eliminate and correct unilateral strength and stability differences.
As a result, split squats can have direct influence on improving athletic performance, and as they also place a massive metabolic demand on the entire body, as such they are a fantastic exercises to use for fat loss.
The reason I hate them?
They are sheer brutality.
Seriously.
Try and punch out a couple of sets of 12 per side and feel good about life afterwards. It’s impossible (trust me).
But what if you are performing them incorrectly?
Find out how you might be doing them wrong (and what to do about it) HERE
Article first published at Hunter Bennett Performance
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