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Pistol Squat: how to do it

A squat on one leg, the other held straight out in front off the floor: hip crease below the knee, then stand all the way up, same reps on each leg.

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Step by step

  1. Arms forward, free leg straight out, standing knee over the toes.

    01 Arms forward, free leg straight out, standing knee over the toes.

    Avoid: the knee caving in: it takes the load sideways.

  2. Sit down slowly, hip below the knee, heel down, then stand all the way up.

    02 Sit down slowly, hip below the knee, heel down, then stand all the way up.

    Avoid: dropping fast into the bottom: you bounce on the knee or tip back.

In short

  1. Arms forward, free leg straight out, whole foot on the floor
  2. Sit down slowly until the hip passes below the knee, heel down
  3. Stand all the way up, knee in line with the toes, then switch legs
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