Bulgarian split squat

noun

Etymology

The exercise was supposedly popularized in the United States by Bulgarian weightlifting coach Angel Spassov (1941–2017) in the late 1980s.

Definitions

  1. A variation of the split squat performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested…

    A variation of the split squat performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested on a platform behind the body.

    • People often think of Bulgarian split squats as a quad-crushing, glute and hamstrings-building challenge on leg day, instead of the complete core and lower-body compound exercise it can be used for.

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