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noun
A variation of the split squat performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested on a platform behind the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: exercise, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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History
The exercise was supposedly popularized in the United States by Bulgarian weightlifting coach Angel Spassov (1941–2017) in the late 1980s.
