Take your feet wide, turn your toes out, and sink between your legs. This sumo squat counter reads the same knee bend as any other squat, so the wide stance changes which muscles work, not how the count works.
What does change is the frame. A wider base gives your feet more room to slip off the edges, so check both of them before you start.
Phone setup
Set the phone upright at about chest height and back away until your whole body fits, with a little space on either side of your feet.
Stand turned slightly off-square to the lens, toes pointing out, so both legs show.
- If either foot touches the edge of the shot, step further back from the phone.
Form cues
- Toes out, knees out. Point your knees the same way your toes point, and the inner thighs share the work with your glutes.
- Stay tall. Keep your chest up and your torso close to vertical so your weight settles over your hips.
- Sink between your feet. Lower your hips straight down in the middle of your stance instead of leaning forward.
- Stand and squeeze. Finishing upright completes the count, so squeeze your glutes at the top before the next rep.
Common mistakes
- Cutting the stance short. A narrow squat is just a squat. Keep your feet clearly wider than your shoulders so the sumo setup actually trains the inner thighs.
- Letting a foot leave the frame. Counting waits for the camera to see your ankles. If a foot gets clipped by the edge of the shot, shuffle back.
- Collapsing your knees inward. Push them out over your toes all the way down and all the way up.
How FitnessBruh counts it
This is the same measurement as a regular squat: the angle at the knee, between hip, knee and ankle. Standing is the start, the bottom of the squat is the far position, and returning to standing finishes the rep.
Both legs are averaged into one reading, so a wide stance is counted on the same knee angle as a narrow one.
The wide stance has to be fully visible before counting starts: both knees and both ankles, held steady for a moment.
FAQ
Is a sumo squat counted differently from a squat?
It reads the same knee angle, so a wide stance and a regular stance count the same way. The one thing you'll notice is that both feet need to stay inside the frame.
How wide should my feet be for sumo squats?
Wider than your shoulders, toes angled out. From the app's side the only limit is the frame: both feet and both knees have to remain visible.
What if my feet are too wide for the frame?
Step back from the phone until both feet fit with room to spare. Counting waits for a steady view of both feet, so a clipped foot holds everything up until it's back in the shot.
