Quads · Body weight · Advanced
How to do Elevated Style One Leg Squat
The one leg squat, also known as a pistol squat, is a challenging lower body exercise that targets the glutes while also engaging the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves. It requires significant balance, strength, and coordination, as you lower your body on one leg while keeping the other leg extended off the ground.
- Also works
- Hamstrings and Calves
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Advanced
- Category
- Legs
How to do Elevated Style One Leg Squat, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Extend one leg forward, keeping it off the ground.
- Bend your standing leg and lower your body down as if sitting back into a chair.
- Keep your chest up and your back straight.
- Push through your heel to return to the starting position.
- Repeat with the other leg. Emphasize elevated control.
Muscles worked
Elevated Style One Leg Squat works your quads and glutes as the main movers, with help from your hamstrings and calves.
Track Elevated Style One Leg Squat in SPLYT
Elevated Style One Leg Squat is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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