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Box pistol squat
Difficulty Squats
How to perform it
Pistol squat sitting down onto a box, which shortens the range, quads and glutes. A pistol squat regression β the easier variant on the ladder below the full version.
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Equipment
- Plyo box / Bench press benchBodyweight
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Rectus abdominis
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
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Exercise family Β· pattern: Squats
1 family Β· 6 variationsDifficulty
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Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.