Bulgarian split squat

English

Etymology

The exercise was supposedly popularized in the United States by Bulgarian weightlifting coach Angel Spassov (1941–2017) in the late 1980s.

Noun

Bulgarian split squat (plural Bulgarian split squats)

1. (exercise) A variation of the split squat performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested on a platform behind the body.
   • 2022 April 26, Jeff Tomko, “The Mixed-Load Bulgarian Split Squat Will Challenge Your Legs and Core”, in Men's Health‎^[1]:

     People often think of Bulgarian split squats as a quad-crushing, glute and hamstrings-building challenge on leg day, instead of the complete core and lower-body compound exercise it can be used for.