One legged squats

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  • Seekerman
    Seekerman Posts: 58 Member
    I wonder if a minimum atg squat in relation to body weight ratio is necessary to complete a version of the pistol squat atg?
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    Pistol squats are a great mobility test.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    The one woman could do them with zero assistance. The other two need a single finger to just hold them stable but got up all on there own. I on the other hand needed a full two hands and a tug for assistance or forget it. I fact I would collapse to the floor half way between parallel and the floor on my own without. My much bigger upper body weighs probably 50 pounds more then the woman though. Excuses right lol.

    I'd be interested to know what you think it was that made it possible for these ladies to perform pistol squats, which are notorious for being a real best of a bodyweight leg exercise. Low bodyweight? Or do they do an activity that requires great leg strength? Skaters?

    I'm jealous if they just don't work out at all and they can push out pistols!
  • Seekerman
    Seekerman Posts: 58 Member
    One is my GF who does a lot of lower body strength training but the others not. She does have strong legs. Another did figure skating in her past but that was over 10 years ago. The other is active but not a person who lifts weights, just dance classes, some yoga and zumba. It blow my mind when they just crank their bodies up from the floor. I get laughed at when I crumbled to the floor lol.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    I wonder then if it is more a balance of core strength, leg strength obviously but also balance and activation of more minor stabiliser muscles and tendons that come together to make the pistol squat possible.
  • Seekerman
    Seekerman Posts: 58 Member
    It does feel like something just don't engage. Like no response. My mind says go but nil response. Then why do I just cave in past a certain point on the way down? Strength maybe, part of it. I wonder if they were squatting my body weight what would happen. I doubt all would get back up. My GF might though... ya she would get up
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    I am finding the way forward has been to use a chair seat or box at a height that will allow you to pull off about 6 pistol squats with your backside just finding the box or chair seat and standing straight back up. 7 should not be possible and when it is you lower the box height by one inch.

    I finish off my assisted pistols with a set of four negative pistols on each side.
  • Seekerman
    Seekerman Posts: 58 Member
    I am going to try this.

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