Intermediate Shrimp Squat

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Watch Intermediate Shrimp Squat

Technique

How to perform Intermediate Shrimp Squat

1. Stand on one leg and bend the other knee so the rear foot stays lifted; extend your arms for balance.
2. Bend the supporting knee and allow a controlled forward torso lean as you lower the rear knee toward the floor.
3. Touch the rear knee down while keeping the rear shin and foot lifted and your hands clear of the floor.
4. Press through the whole supporting foot to extend the working knee and hip and stand again.
5. Maintain the lifted rear-foot position through the repetition, then reset and repeat on the other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Gluteus Maximus.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.