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Isometric hold · Beginner

Spanish Squat

Isolation isometric hold exercise using band.
Movement pattern
Isometric hold
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Band
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Spanish Squat

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, high emphasis); Rectus femoris (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Hip extensionsecondary action

    Gluteus maximus (synergist, low emphasis)

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