Legs · Bodyweight
Single Leg Low Box Squat
How to do the single leg low box squat, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand on one leg in front of a low box or bench with the other leg held out in front. Push your hips back and bend the standing knee to lightly tap your seat to the box, then drive through your heel to stand back up. Keep your chest tall and the working knee tracking over your toes.
- 1Feel the quad and glute of the standing leg control the descent
- 2Tap the box lightly without dropping your weight onto it
- 3Keep your chest up and knee aligned over your toes
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting the knee cave inward
- Don't plop down or bounce off the box
- Avoid rounding your back as you sit back
Muscles worked
The single leg low box squat mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the single leg low box squat for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.