Legs · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Goblet Squat Side Shuffle
How to do the dumbbell goblet squat side shuffle, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold a dumbbell vertically against your chest in both hands. Drop into a squat, then stay low and take a few shuffle steps to one side before squatting again, then shuffle back the other way. Keep your chest up and the dumbbell close throughout.
- 1Quads and glutes loading as you squat and stay low
- 2Chest tall and elbows inside your knees on each squat
- 3Hips and legs driving the lateral shuffle steps
Common mistakes
- Letting your knees cave in as you shuffle
- Standing fully upright between shuffle steps
- Letting the dumbbell drift away from your chest
Muscles worked
The dumbbell goblet squat side shuffle mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, upper abs, calves, and adductors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- BicepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the dumbbell goblet squat side shuffle for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.