Alternate Heel Touch Side Kick Squat
Description
The alternate heel touch side kick squat is a dynamic conditioning move that pairs squats with heel touches and side kicks. The lifter squats, touches a heel, then performs a side kick before alternating sides. It builds leg endurance and obliques.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Alt Heel Touch Side Kick Squat Instructions
- Stand with the feet wider than shoulder width.
- Brace your core and keep the chest up.
- Squat down and touch one heel with the opposite hand.
- Stand back up.
- Kick the same leg out to the side at hip height.
- Lower the leg back down.
- Squat again and repeat with the other side.
- Continue alternating sides.
Alt Heel Touch Side Kick Squat Form & Visual
Alt Heel Touch Side Kick Squat Benefits
- Burns calories
- Trains the legs
- Builds the obliques
- Strong conditioning move
- Useful for cardio
- No equipment needed
Alt Heel Touch Side Kick Squat Muscles Worked
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus maximus
- Obliques
- Core
Alt Heel Touch Side Kick Squat Variations & Alternatives
- Squat
- Side Kick
- Squat to Kick
- Lateral Lunge
