Shrimp Squat
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Shrimp Squat is a challenging bodyweight exercise that targets the lower body, focusing particularly on balance and strength in the quadriceps and gluteal muscles. It involves a single-leg squat to maximize muscle engagement and coordination. This exercise improves functional strength and stability.
How to do it
- Stand on one leg, using the other hand to hold your opposite foot behind you.
- Keep your standing leg slightly bent and extend your free arm forward for balance.
- Slowly lower your body by bending the standing knee, keeping your chest up.
- Go as low as comfortable, then push through your heel to return to the starting position.
- Repeat for desired repetitions, then switch legs.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Quadriceps
Secondary Gastrocnemius Gluteus Medius Hamstrings Soleus
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