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Cossack Squat

Trains quads first, with real work landing on glutes, hamstrings, core and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Quads1
Glutes.50
Hamstrings.35
Core.25
Calves.15

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
1pause
2up
0squeeze

Deep lateral squat with controlled tempo builds adductor, glute, and ankle mobility under load.

Keep chest up; one leg straightens while other bends deeply.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by reps, not weight — you earn harder sets, longer holds, or extra reps rather than plates.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.