Bulletproof Your Adductors With Cossack Squats — Key Takeaways
Dominate the bottom of the Cossack squat with a pause rather than rushing through it — that end range is where strength and mobility gains are made.
Key takeaways
Flat foot in Cossack squat isolates adductors; toes-out shifts load to hamstrings
Flat foot in Cossack squat isolates adductors; toes-out shifts load to hamstrings
- Foot flat or blade pressed down = adductor bias; toes pointed out makes it easier but targets hamstrings instead
Dominate the bottom of a stretch — don't rush through it, pause there
Dominate the bottom of a stretch — don't rush through it, pause there
- Most people control the easy top range then rush the bottom; inverting this and pausing at depth builds strength at end range
Flowing Cossack-to-horse-stance-to-Cossack trains adductors bilaterally without standing up
Flowing Cossack-to-horse-stance-to-Cossack trains adductors bilaterally without standing up
- Staying low through the transition keeps constant tension on adductors across both sides in one continuous movement
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In this video
- 1mCossack Squat as the Core Adductor Exercise
- 1mUsing Unilateral Work to Address Asymmetry
- 1mFoot Position and Adductor Targeting
- 2mPrioritizing the Bottom Range of Motion
- 2mCombining Cossack Squat into a Continuous Flow
- 3mClosing and Free Workout Offer
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