One-Leg Strength Exercise Variations?

bowsontoes
bowsontoes Posts: 44 Member
edited November 15 in Fitness and Exercise
I vastly prefer one-legged strength moves for my leg days, but I'm getting bored with my routine. Can anyone suggest variations or new exercises for me? So far, I do:

-One-legged Romanian deadlifts with dumbells
-Weighted step ups
-Split squats
-Weighted one-legged bridges
-One-legged calf raises with weights

I'm especially looking for exercises that focus on inner/outer thighs and glutes.

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  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Click on the muscle you want a movement for, scan through the list of items you can use for resistance, notice which ones mention split like you've got. There are a few others depending on your equipment, sometimes just watching another movement can give ideas for a tweak too.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Pistol squats, Rope pull throughs, barbell hack squats, sissy squats. There are so many variations off the top of my head I can't think of them all right now.

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    -Single leg hip thrusts - so many variations... shoulders on bench, feet-up, with bands, with a small barbell or dumbbell once you get really proficient
    -Glute march
    -Pistol squats (assisted/unassisted)
    -Single-leg box squats
    - Cable or band kickbacks
    - Cable or band abductions
    - Banded fire-hydrants
    - Banded Clamshells
    - Lunges - so many variations here.. forward, backward, crossover, curtsy, deficit side lunges, etc.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Oooo I almost forgot ..single leg deadlift variations!! (Just did some now coupled with a forward/backward lunge) :)
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