bulgarian split squats and single-leg romanian dead lifts kick my ass like no other 

which is why i must do them 😔

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you're definitely right about stability... that's why I made sure to say "from a bodybuilding" perspective, lol, bc I will gladly sacrifice stability for hypertrophy

but hey, on a different note, I used to have chronic knee issues, and I completely fixed it with the ATG Protocol... you ever heard of it? (Ben Patrick, knees-over-toes training)

if not, I *highly* recommend it

i’d imagine raising the leg activates the stability muscles in the glutes more - or at least i hope so, because that’s what i’m hoping to train 🤞

i get a little knee pain when i train to run longer distances, so trying to get rid of that before it becomes an actual problem

I recently started doing bulgarians (sort of), except I don't bother to hike my leg up on the bench behind me. I just keep it on the ground. I understand it's not the same, but I honestly think (from a bodybuilding perspective) it's just as good, if not better, especially from the mental aspect of it.

some really good targeted single-leg posterior chain exercises coming from that general region

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As a Bulgarian, I have no idea what these split squats are 👀

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for me, bss feel like an appropriate difficulty during a set, but afterwards my heart rate spikes and my whole body feels exhausted lmao

hoping to push past that 🏋️

bulgarian split squats are the worst 

but tbh i prefer them to front squats w a barbell

Sounds like a serious workout! Bulgarian split squats are no joke, but they really target the legs and glutes. Are there any other exercises in your routine that really push you to your limits like these?