The #SquatUclub is now on UA-cam! As soon as I upload a new video, "like" it and comment with the hashtag #SquatUclub ASAP. I'll pick amongst those who do so within 1 hour of the video going live and pick one winner to start working on whatever you need help with (squat technique, an achy hip, help with back pain during deadlifts, etc). You must be SUBSCRIBED to my UA-cam channel for a chance to win. Turning on notifications by clicking the little bell next to the SUBSCRIBE button on my channel will make sure you can be first in line to win every time! I’ll reply under the winners comment - so make sure you keep up on your notifications!
Hey ! I've been watching most of your videos on Hipflexor strain and impengment, due to me having some hip pain while and after sumo deadlifting. I have pain on the outside of the hip more towards my glutes and outer thigh, I feel this when walking and sometimes during rotation. I've done all the tests but none of them hurt, not while squatting or thomas test. What could cause this ? I've had some problems with my ischias nerve in the past, but this time I feel no lower back pain. Could it be an inflamation or are there any more tests ? Thanks, you're videos are very informative and helpful, appreciate it a ton !
I think my ligaments are TOO flexible to be able to do a pistol squat. I could in the bottom of a pistol squat, with my butt touching my ankle and the floor no problem. All day.
with my overpronation feet is extremely challenging to keep my knee straight, knee bends medially. how can I practice the knee position? tried barefoot and footwear with support and no progression. it is so frustrating practicing for over a month and no progression with my knee position. Thank you for great videos. .
Dude I can't do it at all.. haven't trained yet, though. I hope I can get the hang of it. I don't have the extra weights to pile on top of each other yet, though.
To attempt a succesful pistol squat: - Must have: ankle mobility - Must train: coordination so you learn how to keep your body stable trhough the movement (hardest) and strength to actually lift you up from the floor with your legs (mostly attainable) Great video, it helped me a lot ✌
I can do a few but I get low back pain on the opposite side of the leg I'm using. Any tips for that? I have to do pistol squats for a sit spin in figure skating.
This is the only sensible tutorial I've found on UA-cam, all the other UA-cam tutorials are from people who were born with good ankle mobility - so they don't actually understand the hurdle of ankle mobility and they just talk about strength and basic technique aspects only. This video is a one size fits all tutorial. Everyone can do what's in this video 👏👏👏
I've been trying to do pistol squats unsuccessfully for a few years, after this video I was able to do my first pistol squat on the first day of trying. Thank you so much for making this video 😁.
I just started lifting but prior to this I was mainly a yoga head. I can confirm that flexibility/mobility is a HUGE advantage to weightlifting. I'm glad I learned it prior to weightlifting! It makes things feel much more intuitive.
Make sure in your normal squat you don't have a hip shift/ one side being able to get lower than the other. That affects the pistol squat and how one side has more stability than the other.
A tip: First check if you can simply balance yourself for a few seconds in the lowest pistol squat position, i.e., on one foot with the other extended out in front but not touching the ground. If you can’t stay comfortably balanced in this position, just practice doing that first.
EXCELLENT video my friend I wish I'd had seen this when I restarted my training last spring during Lockdown - as then 55 yr old - I USED to do these ONLY on left leg but with hands in "prayer" position - and wanted to be able at my age to FINALLY do both legs - which I can do now - going to start doing your method on my weak leg next session - thanks for posting. Now try the 'prayer' (actual salute - one hand fist and the other a shield like position) position one we used to do in our kung fu class as kids! Again GREAT video thanks.
@@euminkong I could always do this. I discovered I could at a very young age when my dad said he could do it when he was younger and I tried it and did it right away. I can still do it.
Yep. I spend a lot of time in the gym and I’m not competing on weight lifting amounts. I want to be able to do ninja looking shit. I am diving into the calisthenics world
I'm 6'2, 245 in a bulk training for this as my main leg main movement using increasing and decreasing block height to program for intensity for the last 3 or so months. I haven't achieved it yet but I I'm getting stronger and deeper all the time and you wouldn't believe how much my legs are growing.
Simply brilliant, amazing presentation. I am inspired by your fabulous demonstration and step by step raise-your-game-to-where-you-need-get-to explanation. Will try it out, and am confident I will be able to do a pistol squat in a few weeks from now. Today is 9th July 2024.
Hi sir, and Happy New Year, this vid helped me a lot, I remember watching this way back in May 11, 2023 and I achieved my good form (straight leg) pistol squat just this December!, I have no equipment but I progressed from stair, to my bed, my bed with swing, and floor. I was inconsistent. I almost gave up but I achieved it! I'm looking forward to increasing my reps this year 2024 since my life right now is more stable than last year...
Thank you! My goal is to be able to do a pistol squat. This makes it look very attainable. I joined a squat bet 5 days ago and I've been consistent. I don't want to lose momentum when it's over and this is perfect!
omg, thank you SO MUCH for this!! I was progressing towards pistol squat with the Thenics app - a great app I can recommend to anyone getting into Calisthenics. However, I was stuck and couldn't figure out why - I had all the strength necessary and already thought it'd be something rather technical and so I was searching on UA-cam. 5 sets of the ankle stretches and BOOM, I did my first two pistol squats!! This is what was missing!! Thanks so much
I managed to do an almost full pistol squad with both legs, and one was a lot more difficult than the other. Also, in the easier one i felt more strain on the quad and in the difficult one I felt more on the glutes since balance was the issue. Here are my tips for doing it, just remember to be careful and go to a medic if you are having any weird paralizing pain: 1. Be able to do at least 30 regular squats. Just know it will still be difficult since it's double the weight. 2. Tilting the back forward like the video says is key for balance. Maybe don't overdo it tho. 3. Cross your arms and incline them to the side of your pistol leg. This will help you balance. 4. If any part of your ankle or foot hurts and you want to do it anyway -at your own risk, you have been warned-, incline it a little to the side in which it hurts less. 5. If you can't pistol squat deep, just do it to the point where you can. If you can't do even half, then doing negatives is okay (mantaining the position and going back). Also, it's okay to step with the other foot as long as you need it to do the exercise. 6. PERSEVERE. It's the first time I tried and I'm overweight. I too could't do it at first, but I kept trying, kept learning how to keep balance and just tried hard enough to go as deep as I could till I did it. Don't give up, learning how to balance is more than 50% of the exercise.
hey dude i having a knee pain while doing and i am doing it from 2 months and still can't succeed cause am not able to make balance i am fully able to go down but at the end i lose my balance and just i put my hand on the floor, please can you help me any tips?
I did one of these at 245lbs ... Once lol. My foot got stuck in a pallet at work. Almost died but the conveyer was going and I was listening to one of my favorite playlists. Shout out McLane ✌️
this is exactly what i was looking for, thank you!! i’ve felt totally blocked trying to lower myself into a pistol squat, and doing these modifications, im finding my issue is *definitely* some weak glutes (which part of the glutes specifically im not sure, but that outer piece!!) thanks so much for giving a great progression to build that up!
Nice! This is awesome! This has always been a goal but I've had no idea how to work up to it - so thrilled to have it broken down into achievable stages!!! Thanks :)
One day, while I was messing around at work, I decided to do one of these expecting nothing at all but somehow, after a couple of tries, I managed to pull a pistol squat. I realized that I have the strength for it but not the balance, so this is great to watch.
Great video. I've been trying to get a pistol for ages with little to no progress and always reaching a certain point in the progression and them failing and never knowing why. Doing this over the past month I've never been closer! Thanks Doc
wow i never thought i'd be able to do it, watched the video once, I didn't do the mobility exercices, just went for it. and it worked...both legs YAAAY!!!
These things are brutal! I do a lot of cycling and have been wanting to increase my sprint power. These seems like the ideal exercise to do just that. But as fit as I am on the bike, I've got nothing in the strength department anymore. I can't even knock out one of these. Just feel off balance.
This is awesome! I did the 5 reps exactly like he said and was able to pistol squat literally instantly after! Lol! All this time I just needed to warmup and mobilise my ankles before I tried it!
You mentioned if tight on the front if the calves or shins, to work on mobility there first before the ankles. Do you have a video on this? Great video
I’ve wanted to try pistol for a while after seeing all the vids on insta because it looks fun. They make it look so easy and smooth so I looked up pistols , found this vid, and followed along and wow I didn’t realize how difficult it is and you’re directions helped because your warm up made it easier to do. Going to be doing your warm up from now on thank you 👏
I'm currently working on my pistol squat aswell and i can go completely down in the right way, but can't get up anymore, no matter how hard i try. Do you have any tips for that? Or does that just depend on how strong your legs are?
@@ticcnicc can you explain to me, why? How should a pistol squad improve your health? Compared to lunges or squats. I Do love pistol squad but its not healthy.
As long as you progress safely and have adequate capacities for the skill of the pistol squat. There is nothing inherently wrong with any exercise simply because it is challenging.
got heavy into rollerblading last june and in practicing, i'm realizing how useful a pistol squat is. i can kind of do one but definitely want to unlock more mobility. thanks for this video!! i'll definitely be drilling this.
Every fitness coach/ PE teacher in my past: “NEVER let your knee go past your toes when stretching , you could injure yourself!“ Him: 0:38 “DRIVE your knee OVER your toe...”
great video! I applaud your suggestion of learning the balance of single leg squatting. not using an aid for balance. I'm going to teach this to my athletes.
I’m getting my leg strength back, still a way to go. A great video on how to work on pistol squats. Let’s see how I get on. Part of my leg work out from now on.
I've been doing touchdown squat for a couple months to strengthen my knees and ankles. Saw your video and thought maybe I could actually pull a pistol squat. And I did! The form ain't perfect but it feels great regardless!
This was very helpful and informative. Thank you. I have had issues with achilles tendonitis in the past. When I squat down to the floor, my heels always come off the ground. This just helped me realize I need to work on my ankle mobility.
I like this advise as it feels like there is more focus on this exercise rather than the trx but I get pain to my knees when doing the pistol squat, and I am a gym user
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The #SquatUclub is now on UA-cam! As soon as I upload a new video, "like" it and comment with the hashtag #SquatUclub ASAP. I'll pick amongst those who do so within 1 hour of the video going live and pick one winner to start working on whatever you need help with (squat technique, an achy hip, help with back pain during deadlifts, etc). You must be SUBSCRIBED to my UA-cam channel for a chance to win. Turning on notifications by clicking the little bell next to the SUBSCRIBE button on my channel will make sure you can be first in line to win every time!
I’ll reply under the winners comment - so make sure you keep up on your notifications!
Today's winner is: Neetu Roy
Hey !
I've been watching most of your videos on Hipflexor strain and impengment, due to me having some hip pain while and after sumo deadlifting.
I have pain on the outside of the hip more towards my glutes and outer thigh, I feel this when walking and sometimes during rotation. I've done all the tests but none of them hurt, not while squatting or thomas test. What could cause this ? I've had some problems with my ischias nerve in the past, but this time I feel no lower back pain.
Could it be an inflamation or are there any more tests ?
Thanks, you're videos are very informative and helpful, appreciate it a ton !
I think my ligaments are TOO flexible to be able to do a pistol squat. I could in the bottom of a pistol squat, with my butt touching my ankle and the floor no problem. All day.
with my overpronation feet is extremely challenging to keep my knee straight, knee bends medially. how can I practice the knee position? tried barefoot and footwear with support and no progression. it is so frustrating practicing for over a month and no progression with my knee position.
Thank you for great videos. .
i don’t know how he is going but
Thank you! I've been practicing for 3 weeks and I've successfully completed my goal! Cheers! Hope to whoever wants to do this completes their goal 😊
Did you train everyday or every other day ?
yeah.. like u didnt do a ton of strength exercise already.
Everyday?
Dude I can't do it at all.. haven't trained yet, though. I hope I can get the hang of it. I don't have the extra weights to pile on top of each other yet, though.
To attempt a succesful pistol squat:
- Must have: ankle mobility
- Must train: coordination so you learn how to keep your body stable trhough the movement (hardest) and strength to actually lift you up from the floor with your legs (mostly attainable)
Great video, it helped me a lot ✌
That's weird the lowering part is harder for me
the hardest part is having strength to get back up. i can do 1-2 but after that i cant get back up :(
Descent is hardest for me too
@@mammi7699 that’s most likely your ankle mobility
Also hip flexor strength to keep your leg straight out in front. My leg just can’t keep straight and it’s not due to lack of hamstring mobility.
As a guy who has done weighted Pistol Squats for years... THIS WAS AWESOME!! I want to see more people able to do these things. THANK YOU!!
I can do a few but I get low back pain on the opposite side of the leg I'm using. Any tips for that? I have to do pistol squats for a sit spin in figure skating.
This is the only sensible tutorial I've found on UA-cam, all the other UA-cam tutorials are from people who were born with good ankle mobility - so they don't actually understand the hurdle of ankle mobility and they just talk about strength and basic technique aspects only. This video is a one size fits all tutorial. Everyone can do what's in this video 👏👏👏
I think you just improved my squat massively with that ankle stretch. I’ve been squatting for two years with limited ankle mobility.
I've been trying to do pistol squats unsuccessfully for a few years, after this video I was able to do my first pistol squat on the first day of trying. Thank you so much for making this video 😁.
Boomer
@@marcoratto4632 bruh
@@marcoratto4632 lmfaooo why
Sheeeeesh
Literally impossible
How have I been lifting for 8+ years and NEVER heard of how ankle mobility?! This is such a brilliant video and so helpful, thank you!
If your knee bothers you on the squat (especially with a relatively vertical torso), it may be a lack of ankle mobility.
I just started lifting but prior to this I was mainly a yoga head. I can confirm that flexibility/mobility is a HUGE advantage to weightlifting. I'm glad I learned it prior to weightlifting! It makes things feel much more intuitive.
Gonna make this my quarantine goal!
Same!! and increasing pull ups to 10
Same👍
Same
me too
Oh yeah baby, thank you Corona!
I can only do pistol squat with my left leg. So frustrating, right leg is too weak, I'm going to get a refund from my parents.
Good idea make sure you did not throw out the receipt
🤣
Make sure in your normal squat you don't have a hip shift/ one side being able to get lower than the other. That affects the pistol squat and how one side has more stability than the other.
I just went for it with my right leg during a PE lesson and nailed it. Haven't done sports for years
Fr anti vegan ?
A tip: First check if you can simply balance yourself for a few seconds in the lowest pistol squat position, i.e., on one foot with the other extended out in front but not touching the ground. If you can’t stay comfortably balanced in this position, just practice doing that first.
That hip hinge was pretty much why I couldn't do this once I practiced that I progressed fast, thanks for the quality explanation.
The pistol squat is honestly so much more difficult than it looks.
Yes, that is why I am watching this video!
I am a decent athlete and have really worked on these over the years and have helped a lot of my lower body movements and balance obviously.
You have the best demonstrations on how to accomplish and properly execute all of the important lifts and exercises on the internet. Thank you.
I just did my first full pistol squat today at 53 years old. ❤
I just see and I can do it, thank you
I don't believe if I can do it... Its amazing...
You've earned a Big like from me, I was missing the hinging part of the squat, and I was struggling. Thank You very much
Hinging part?
EXCELLENT video my friend I wish I'd had seen this when I restarted my training last spring during Lockdown - as then 55 yr old - I USED to do these ONLY on left leg but with hands in "prayer" position - and wanted to be able at my age to FINALLY do both legs - which I can do now - going to start doing your method on my weak leg next session - thanks for posting. Now try the 'prayer' (actual salute - one hand fist and the other a shield like position) position one we used to do in our kung fu class as kids! Again GREAT video thanks.
Who else is trying to learn this cause they think it's looks cool?
Humble brag here. All intense skateboarders can do this movement.
@@euminkong I could always do this. I discovered I could at a very young age when my dad said he could do it when he was younger and I tried it and did it right away. I can still do it.
Yep. I spend a lot of time in the gym and I’m not competing on weight lifting amounts. I want to be able to do ninja looking shit. I am diving into the calisthenics world
For me, it's a recommended exercise/remedy for hip pain.
I just want to grow insane quads🦍🦵🦵 like weapons, only do hard shit that nobody wants to do
This is like the best video I’ve seen for pistol squats.
I'm 6'2, 245 in a bulk training for this as my main leg main movement using increasing and decreasing block height to program for intensity for the last 3 or so months. I haven't achieved it yet but I I'm getting stronger and deeper all the time and you wouldn't believe how much my legs are growing.
This is one of my goals for 2020, great timing! Thanks for the content!
GrayAS have you got it yet?
done?
Did you get it tho?
omg my knee cap felt like it was gonna fly across the room lol .
😂
Haha, you have to start light and progress slowly!
😄😄
😆
Thanks!
Awesome video... Nowhere you can find such details on progression!!!
Honored!
Simply brilliant, amazing presentation. I am inspired by your fabulous demonstration and step by step raise-your-game-to-where-you-need-get-to explanation. Will try it out, and am confident I will be able to do a pistol squat in a few weeks from now. Today is 9th July 2024.
It’s my goal too!!
Yes! Thank you for making this video! I have been wanting to learn pistol squats but wasn't sure where to start. This helps so much!
You're welcome!
Hi sir, and Happy New Year, this vid helped me a lot, I remember watching this way back in May 11, 2023 and I achieved my good form (straight leg) pistol squat just this December!, I have no equipment but I progressed from stair, to my bed, my bed with swing, and floor. I was inconsistent. I almost gave up but I achieved it! I'm looking forward to increasing my reps this year 2024 since my life right now is more stable than last year...
Thank you! My goal is to be able to do a pistol squat. This makes it look very attainable. I joined a squat bet 5 days ago and I've been consistent. I don't want to lose momentum when it's over and this is perfect!
Did you get it? I’ve just watched the video and I wanna try it out too.
Did you do it?
omg, thank you SO MUCH for this!! I was progressing towards pistol squat with the Thenics app - a great app I can recommend to anyone getting into Calisthenics. However, I was stuck and couldn't figure out why - I had all the strength necessary and already thought it'd be something rather technical and so I was searching on UA-cam. 5 sets of the ankle stretches and BOOM, I did my first two pistol squats!! This is what was missing!! Thanks so much
I managed to do an almost full pistol squad with both legs, and one was a lot more difficult than the other. Also, in the easier one i felt more strain on the quad and in the difficult one I felt more on the glutes since balance was the issue. Here are my tips for doing it, just remember to be careful and go to a medic if you are having any weird paralizing pain:
1. Be able to do at least 30 regular squats. Just know it will still be difficult since it's double the weight.
2. Tilting the back forward like the video says is key for balance. Maybe don't overdo it tho.
3. Cross your arms and incline them to the side of your pistol leg. This will help you balance.
4. If any part of your ankle or foot hurts and you want to do it anyway -at your own risk, you have been warned-, incline it a little to the side in which it hurts less.
5. If you can't pistol squat deep, just do it to the point where you can. If you can't do even half, then doing negatives is okay (mantaining the position and going back). Also, it's okay to step with the other foot as long as you need it to do the exercise.
6. PERSEVERE. It's the first time I tried and I'm overweight. I too could't do it at first, but I kept trying, kept learning how to keep balance and just tried hard enough to go as deep as I could till I did it. Don't give up, learning how to balance is more than 50% of the exercise.
hey dude i having a knee pain while doing and i am doing it from 2 months and still can't succeed cause am not able to make balance i am fully able to go down but at the end i lose my balance and just i put my hand on the floor, please can you help me any tips?
late but thanks!
i think i learnt what im doing wrong + how to stretch angle/calves better
This exercise looks easy when first seeing it, then reality sets in when as a novice attempting this move.
I did one of these at 245lbs ... Once lol. My foot got stuck in a pallet at work. Almost died but the conveyer was going and I was listening to one of my favorite playlists. Shout out McLane ✌️
this is exactly what i was looking for, thank you!! i’ve felt totally blocked trying to lower myself into a pistol squat, and doing these modifications, im finding my issue is *definitely* some weak glutes (which part of the glutes specifically im not sure, but that outer piece!!) thanks so much for giving a great progression to build that up!
Aww
train safe, train smart
Our son and I will do this progression to the pistol squat. We are excited about learning it.
Nice! This is awesome! This has always been a goal but I've had no idea how to work up to it - so thrilled to have it broken down into achievable stages!!! Thanks :)
One day, while I was messing around at work, I decided to do one of these expecting nothing at all but somehow, after a couple of tries, I managed to pull a pistol squat. I realized that I have the strength for it but not the balance, so this is great to watch.
Excellent content! Thank you brother 🙏🏼♥️
Doctor, you rock. You are the best on UA-cam hands down.
Thank you. Your video cleared my confusion a lot. From now on I can try your method.
Thank you. I can do Pistol Squats now with my left or right legs because of this video. I am 91 kg bodyweight.
My knees always pop a bit when I do them, will definitely give this progression a try. Thanks!
You're welcome - be sure to also check out this video on knees that crack and pop: ua-cam.com/video/XlpthDOK36g/v-deo.html
@@SquatUniversity thanks!!
Thank you for this . I keep coming back to your teachings . Thank you for breaking this down.
When I did my first pistol squat It felt like I'm a god.
Awesome step by step video.... Can't wait to get after it!!
Great video. I've been trying to get a pistol for ages with little to no progress and always reaching a certain point in the progression and them failing and never knowing why. Doing this over the past month I've never been closer! Thanks Doc
Wow! Brilliant teaching!! This is doable! Thank you!!
Finally a video with info on how to work on mobility!!
Question: the 2nd step, touch downs, how many per leg and how many reps? Thank you
Great video tutorial. The pointers in the notes are even better. I need to concentrate on starting with my butt out and shin vertical.
What helped me a lot is using a weight as counter balance (5kg or so). Hold the plate in front if you with streched arms.
Great idea.. found I always fall backwards
wow i never thought i'd be able to do it, watched the video once, I didn't do the mobility exercices, just went for it. and it worked...both legs YAAAY!!!
You have so many golden nuggets of knowledge. Thanks for your videos.
Great as always :) i am doing touch down squats of plates as a warm up before my squat assistance day :)
Thank you! And thats great - touchdowns are one of the exercises I wish more people did!
You're genius, your knowledge and way of conveying it is pure gold!
Thanks for this tutorial bruh! This is one of my goals to this coming year. Happy new year!
You're welcome! Happy New Years!
1:54 oh that is why that coach made us do those…
It all makes sense now
These things are brutal! I do a lot of cycling and have been wanting to increase my sprint power. These seems like the ideal exercise to do just that. But as fit as I am on the bike, I've got nothing in the strength department anymore. I can't even knock out one of these. Just feel off balance.
"Carry-over to things you do througout your day." Good one.
This is awesome! I did the 5 reps exactly like he said and was able to pistol squat literally instantly after! Lol! All this time I just needed to warmup and mobilise my ankles before I tried it!
Aaron's career is single handedly built on this one exercise 😀
I tried 3 times each side with a chair and I really felt my glutes burnt 🔥
The Best Pistol Squat tutorial video 😍👏👏👏
You mentioned if tight on the front if the calves or shins, to work on mobility there first before the ankles. Do you have a video on this? Great video
the most helpful video of the last hour and a half. Thank you
I'm able to do a 5*5 now. Been training from the start to quarantine.
Great video, showed examples from different angles. Explained reason for each example. Showed final product. You are a great teacher!
This is awesome I’ve been able to lower to the ground but I’m struggling to push myself back up. Any tips on how to do this?
You're doing the negative part of the movement. Just like pull ups, try increasing the amount of negatives as slow as you can.
Thank you much, I've really wanted to learn pistol squat but I didn't know how to try it. I'll try it. I'm so excited😍🙏🙌
this is so helpful im tearing up
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial on pistol squats
"First thing is the ankle mobility" ok i'm out 😅
I have zero ankle mobility. I do lunges instead of squats. But i d love to do pistol squat
I don't get this. My ankles are hypermobile. I roll them if not careful. I did swimming for 10 years tho
You can improve your ankle mobility and will help getting deeper squats as well as reducing injury likeliness if you’re playing sports
@@ethana6471 how?
@@mts2457 there’s lots of stuff you can find online boss
I’ve wanted to try pistol for a while after seeing all the vids on insta because it looks fun. They make it look so easy and smooth so I looked up pistols , found this vid, and followed along and wow I didn’t realize how difficult it is and you’re directions helped because your warm up made it easier to do. Going to be doing your warm up from now on thank you 👏
I need to work on my leg mobility, I feel like when my leg stretches out I tend to bend my knee no matter how hard I try.
this helped me learn it in less than a week! awesome stuff, thanks!
I'm currently working on my pistol squat aswell and i can go completely down in the right way, but can't get up anymore, no matter how hard i try. Do you have any tips for that? Or does that just depend on how strong your legs are?
I’ve tried so many things and steps this got me to my first pistol squat, thank you!!!
Is the pistol Squat healthy for the knee over time? 40 year old asking...
No its not. Skills with such a high intensity always stress your joints too much to be called "healthy".
If you want to do it, do it.
There is can or cannot. Only "do."
@@richardreichenbach2744 W R O N G
@@ticcnicc can you explain to me, why? How should a pistol squad improve your health? Compared to lunges or squats. I Do love pistol squad but its not healthy.
As long as you progress safely and have adequate capacities for the skill of the pistol squat. There is nothing inherently wrong with any exercise simply because it is challenging.
This video is great. Used a lot of these cues tonight in class. Thanks!
Gets expelled from University for doing a, "pistol squat!"
got heavy into rollerblading last june and in practicing, i'm realizing how useful a pistol squat is. i can kind of do one but definitely want to unlock more mobility. thanks for this video!! i'll definitely be drilling this.
"I can do a pistol squat with 4 plates..."
Damn thats pretty good. Took me 10 years to do it with 425
Watch out for guys on bench press...
That is quite smart and creative way to get used to 1 leg squat. I will definitely try that.
Today I did my first 20kg pistol squat!
Great job!
Thank you so much. I was trying to do pistol squats but the form was not good. Now I can build the form properly.
my knee said no
Same with me then I hoolded something to give me support
Best pistol squat tutorial on youtube
Every fitness coach/ PE teacher in my past: “NEVER let your knee go past your toes when stretching , you could injure yourself!“
Him: 0:38 “DRIVE your knee OVER your toe...”
Super, thank you for yours suggestions, Iwill try again this way,
I can do this on my right but not my left lmao.
Omg I finally did it.By using these techniques, I managed to do it.Thank you soo much 😃
great video! I applaud your suggestion of learning the balance of single leg squatting. not using an aid for balance. I'm going to teach this to my athletes.
I’m getting my leg strength back, still a way to go. A great video on how to work on pistol squats. Let’s see how I get on. Part of my leg work out from now on.
This is SO helpful!!!!! I've watched many vidos on pistol squats but this one is definitely te best one for me!! Thank you so much!!
I've been doing touchdown squat for a couple months to strengthen my knees and ankles. Saw your video and thought maybe I could actually pull a pistol squat. And I did!
The form ain't perfect but it feels great regardless!
Great explanation of the basics and the progression to the final squat, thank you! Keep up the good work!
This was very helpful and informative. Thank you. I have had issues with achilles tendonitis in the past. When I squat down to the floor, my heels always come off the ground. This just helped me realize I need to work on my ankle mobility.
good information about innerworkings of the body parts and balance
I like this advise as it feels like there is more focus on this exercise rather than the trx but I get pain to my knees when doing the pistol squat, and I am a gym user