Squat with Rotation
The Squat with Rotation is a functional compound exercise that combines a lower-body squat with a dynamic torso twist, strengthening the legs while enhancing core stability. This multi-planar movement targets the quadriceps, glutes, and obliques, effectively improving total body coordination and rotational power.
Because this movement requires precise coordination between your hips and spine, our AI analyzes your performance data to detect fatigue before your form degrades. By integrating your daily recovery metrics and sleep quality, the app determines if your core stability is sufficient for this multi-planar challenge or if a simpler variation is safer for the day. Additionally, the AI tracks your RPE across sets to ensure you are building rotational power without compromising lower back safety.
Form Cues
- Send your hips back and down to squat
- Keep your chest lifted and core braced
- Pivot on the ball of your back foot as you rotate
- Exhale forcefully during the rotation
- Drive through your heels to stand
- Don't let your knees cave inward
- Don't twist your spine with feet planted flat
- Don't round your upper back
- Don't swing the weight with just your arms
Common Mistakes
- Failing to pivot the foot
- Rounding the spine
- Disconnecting arms from torso rotation
- Squatting with insufficient depth
Muscles Worked
This exercise primarily builds strength in the quadriceps and glutes through the squatting motion. Simultaneously, the rotational component heavily recruits the obliques and transverse abdominis to stabilize the spine and transfer force from the legs to the upper body.
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