Plie Dumbbell Squat

QuadsDumbbellBeginnerCompound
Plie Dumbbell Squat — start position
Start
Plie Dumbbell Squat — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryQuads
SecondaryAbs, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. 01

    Hold a dumbbell at the base with both hands and stand straight up. Move your legs so that they are wider than shoulder width apart from each other with your knees slightly bent.

  2. 02

    Your toes should be facing out. Note: Your arms should be stationary while performing the exercise. This is the starting position.

  3. 03

    Slowly bend the knees and lower your legs until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Make sure to inhale as this is the eccentric part of the exercise.

  4. 04

    Press mainly with the heel of the foot to bring the body back to the starting position while exhaling.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Plie Dumbbell Squat appears when you own dumbbells and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have dumbbells

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

With barbell
With bodyweight
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With kettlebell
With machine

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