Bulgarian split squats are tough, but this trainer's method makes them easier

A woman performs a Bulgarian split squat in a gym with dumbbells. She is standing in front of a box, squatting down on her left leg while her right toes rest on the box behind her. She holds dumbbells in her hands. Behind her we see boxing bags and a white painted wall.

I’ve always struggled with Bulgarian split squats. The single-leg exercise demands a degree of balance that I find challenging, even without weights. I thought my legs simply weren’t strong enough to execute the move until I found this step-by-step guide from a Bodybuilding.com trainer.

The video is less than a minute long but it helped me build up to a weighted Bulgarian split squat through a series of foolproof steps. The trainer starts with an explanation of how to set up your legs, using the bar from a barbell for balance, and ends by explaining how to add weight to the move.