Split Squats

The Starting Position

Start your split squats with your left leg up on a chair, or an exercise bench. Hands by your sides. Straight body.

The Motions

Bend your right leg as with normal lunges until you reach roughly a 90 degree angle at that knee and your thigh is parallel to the floor. You may need to adjust after your first rep and move your right foot further back or forward.

Ensure you're comfortable and that your front knee doesn't go further forward than your foot.

Push through the left heel and straighten up back to the starting position. Complete all reps in this set of split squats, and change the legs over.

The Technique

1. Take special care that your knee points forward, and is not going over your foot.
2. When pushing off with the front leg ensure to push through the heel.
3. Keep your torso upright at all times.

I like split squats as they give a variation on the normal squats. For some other squat variations check out the Squat / Star Bursts.