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Strength exercises Β· Lower body
Pistol squat
Difficulty Squats
How to perform it
Full-range single-leg bodyweight squat with the other leg extended in front β quads and glutes. The top of the family's regression ladder: the full version above the assisted/box/TRX variants.
Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Rectus abdominis
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
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Single-leg squats
Exercise family Β· pattern: Squats
1 family Β· 6 variationsDifficulty
- Counterbalance box pistol squat
- Assisted pistol squat
- TRX pistol squat
- Box pistol squat
- Pistol squatCurrently viewing
- Weighted pistol squat
Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.