Two-Handed Shrimp Squat

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Technique

How to perform Two-Handed Shrimp Squat

1. Stand on your right foot and hold your left ankle behind you with both hands.
2. Keep your right foot planted and your pelvis controlled as you bend the right knee and hip.
3. Allow your torso to incline as needed while lowering the left knee toward the floor without releasing the ankle.
4. Approach or lightly touch the rear knee to the floor without resting your weight on it or bouncing.
5. Press through the planted right foot and extend the stance knee and hip to stand.
6. Complete the repetitions, then switch legs while keeping the same two-hand ankle hold.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

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Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.