The Bulgarian Split-Squat is the Jason Bourne of leg exercises: precise, highly effective, inflicting extreme discomfort at will, and hiding behind a dozen different names, depending on whose gym you ...

MOST MOVEMENT DOESN'T occur with both feet planted on the floor. You walk by putting one foot in front of the other, you go up stairs one at a time, and you might even hop over a puddle on a rainy day ...

A split squat, also known as a Bulgarian split squat, is an intermediate-level exercise that mainly targets the muscles of the lower body. The split squat exercise is just as the name suggests — you ...

Squatting is one of the most common strength workouts for building lower-body muscle. For people who don't like squats, there are easier workouts that produce similar results. Visit Insider's homepage ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." MOST MOVEMENT DOESN'T occur with both feet planted on the floor. You walk by putting one foot in front of ...

Traditional squats aren't the be-all and end-all when it comes to building lower-body strength. In fact, for those who need to even out muscular imbalances, build single-leg (unilateral) strength for ...

T he Bulgarian split squat is one of the most effective and feared exercises in the gym. Not only is it a dreaded lower-body ...

A common mantra in the strength and conditioning field is "do no harm." As a coach, I constantly come across clients and athletes who have either acute or chronic injuries, but still attempt to squat ...

Squats are one of the very best lower body exercises out there, and if you’ve ever worked out at all, you’ve certainly done them. But too many of us have never broadened our horizons beyond the humble ...

Bulgarian split squats get a lot of airtime for being the love-to-hate lower-body exercise that delivers a lot of bang for your buck. But, for one reason or another, they aren’t ideal for everyone.