Legs · Bodyweight
Weighted Plates Bulgarian Split Squat
How to do the weighted plates bulgarian split squat, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold a weight plate against your chest or one in each hand at your sides and set your rear foot on a bench behind you. Lower straight down until your front thigh is near parallel, then drive through the front heel to stand tall and repeat.
- 1Feel the front-leg quad and glute drive on every rep
- 2Keep steady balance through the whole movement
- 3Stay tall through the torso as you stand
Common mistakes
- Don't let the front knee cave inward
- Avoid pushing off the back foot to stand
- Don't tip forward and lose your torso position
Muscles worked
The weighted plates bulgarian split squat mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.