Single Leg Towel Pistol Squats For Bodyweight Leg Training

The Pistol Squat is a tough leg exercise... this simple addition allows you to do it with... I won't say ease, but certainly easier.

The regular pistol squat is a challenging exercise, both in strength and balance (and mobility, so a large extent).

For this setup, just loop a towel around a post and you're good to go. You can do this with or without a dumbbell (makes it a great hotel gym exercise if that hotel gym only has small dumbbells).

The towel allows you to keep control of your balance and assist with the movement as needed (I had already done a few sets of this so I was using a bit more assistance :).

I'm holding a 50 lb dumbbell in one hand. I find holding it on the same side as the leg you're squatting on to be the best for balancing the load (e.g. left hand, left leg).

Come down fully into the bottom of the pistol, bringing your non-working leg straight out in front of you.

Then come up, using the towel to control and assist as needed.

Do your reps on one leg then repeat on the other leg.

At the bottom of the exercise, you may need to bend your arm a bit to keep the dumbbell off the ground. If you're using a kettlebell, you'll definitely need to bend your arm.

You can also do this with a weight vest and not have to worry about holding anything off the ground, too.

If you've always wanted to be able to do Pistol Squats this is a great way to get many of the benefits of it without having to develop the skill and strength to do the freestanding version.

If you're interested in other single-leg exercises, try the Single Leg Pendulum Squat on an incline bench.

You can do it with bands for additional resistance as well.

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