Landmine Cossack Squat

GlutesBody WeightIntermediate

The Landmine Cossack Squat targets your lower body and enhances flexibility.

  1. Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width, holding a landmine barbell.
  2. Shift your weight to one side, bending that knee while keeping the other leg straight.
  3. Lower your hips towards the ground, maintaining a straight back.
  4. Push through your heel to return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

How to perform the Landmine Cossack Squat

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Landmine Cossack Squat using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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