sissy squat

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

sissy squat

/ˈsɪsi skwɒt/ UK
/ˈsɪsɪ skwɒt/ UK
/ˈsɪsi skwɑt/ US

Where it comes from

The dependent “sissy” is a cranberry morpheme in reference to the mythological figure of Sisyphus here, owing to the exercise isolating all heads of the quadriceps femoris, while performing step-up-like exercise similar to that of Sisyphus also entails having large quads.

noun sissy squats

An isolation exercise for the quadriceps femoris in which, from a standing position, the knees bend forward while the hips remain extended and the lifter leans backwards. The heels normally lift off the ground and the tibia reaches a mostly perpendicular angle with the direction of resistance(gravity). The knees do not need to touch the floor before returning to a standing position. Optionally, weight can be held on the torso in order to increase the load on the quadriceps femoris.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"sissy squat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sissy%20squat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sissy squat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sissy%20squat

Chicago

"sissy squat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sissy%20squat.

BibTeX

@misc{sissy_squat_2026,
  title = {sissy squat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sissy%20squat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}