One of my favourite bodyweight exercises are One Legged Squats, also known as Pistols. As well as strength, they take a lot of flexibility and balance. Forum member Lewis recently filmed a good progression to build up to doing them unassisted, using a basketball and a wall:
I struggle to do them unassisted but my preference is to hold a weight out in front of me to counterbalance:
Other ideas include placing a weight plate under the heel if flexibility is an issue.
Have a go! If you've done a video doing pistols, why not post a link to it in the comments?
In training, Schwinners
Wednesday 6 June 2012
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