Legs · Bodyweight
Potty Squat with Support
How to do the potty squat with support, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold a sturdy post, rack, or door frame for support and stand with feet shoulder-width, toes slightly out. Sink your hips down into a deep squat below knee level, using the support to stay balanced and upright. Hold briefly, then pull and push back up.
- 1Feel a deep stretch through your hips and glutes at the bottom
- 2Let the support keep your chest tall and heels down
- 3Keep your weight centered over your midfoot
Common mistakes
- Don't pull so hard on the support that you skip the leg work
- Avoid letting your heels rise off the floor
- Don't round your lower back as you sink
Muscles worked
The potty squat with support mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, forearms, calves, and adductors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- BicepsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.