Legs · Bodyweight
Lateral Tap in Squat Position
How to do the lateral tap in squat position, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Drop into a half squat with your chest up and hold the position. Tap one foot out to the side and bring it back, then tap the other foot out, staying low in the squat the entire time. Keep alternating taps without standing up between reps to keep your legs under constant tension.
- 1Feel your quads and glutes burn from holding the squat low
- 2Keep your weight in your heels and chest tall
- 3Stay braced through your core as you tap side to side
Common mistakes
- Don't stand up between taps
- Avoid letting your knees cave inward
- Don't round your back as you hold the squat
Muscles worked
The lateral tap in squat position mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, lower abs, calves, adductors, and tibialis anterior assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Tibialis AnteriorSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.