Bottle Weighted Sumo Squat

Perform a sumo squat while holding a bottle for added resistance. Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and toes pointed slightly outward.

  1. Hold the bottle with both hands in front of you, arms extended.
  2. Lower your body by bending your knees and pushing your hips back, keeping your chest up.
  3. Go down until your thighs are parallel to the ground.
  4. Push through your heels to return to the starting position.

How to perform the Bottle Weighted Sumo Squat

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bottle Weighted Sumo Squat using your free weights.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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