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Tripod Squat

IntermediateStrengthTier T2

Performing a bodyweight squat while maintaining conscious foot tripod activation throughout the movement.

Targets: Foot & Toes
Muscles: Quadriceps, Gluteus Maximus

Stop if

Choose an easier exercise if pain reaches 6 out of 10 or becomes sharp. Stop and rest if pain reaches 8 out of 10.

This is the general ClapMove rule. This exercise has no extra stop rule of its own.

  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

  • Works at home
  • Works at the gym

none

Home Options

  • bodyweight

No equipment? Try: dumbbells for load

Dosage

3

Sets

12

Reps / Time

45 sec

Rest

3 sec down / 2 sec up

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up

  • Stand barefoot with feet hip-width apart
  • Establish your foot tripod on both feet
  • Arms can be forward for balance

  1. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 1 of 6

    Press into your tripod points

  2. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 2 of 6

    Begin squatting by pushing hips back

  3. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 3 of 6

    Lower as far as comfortable while keeping tripod

  4. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 4 of 6

    Don't let the arch collapse

  5. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 5 of 6

    Stand up by pressing through the tripod

  6. No image for this step. Follow the written instruction.

    Step 6 of 6

    Fully extend and reset tripod at top

Breathing

  • Inhale as you lower
  • Exhale as you stand

Form Cues

  • Tripod stays connected throughout
  • Don't let knees cave inward
  • Feel the weight distributed through all three points
  • Arch stays lifted, not collapsed

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Losing tripod at bottom of squat
  • Arch collapsing
  • Knees caving inward
  • Forgetting about feet

Safety Information

Excellent for integrating foot awareness into functional movement. Very safe.

Progressions

Add weight, single-leg variations

Regressions

Partial squat, hold onto support

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