Pistol squat

Sets, reps and RIR

Load is fixed, so progress by adding reps first, then by slowing the lowering phase, then by adding weight.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Quads, Glutes.

Secondary: Abs, Adductors, Abductors.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Pistol squat
• Svenska Pistol squat
• Dansk Pistol squat
• Deutsch Pistol Squat
• Español Sentadilla pistol
• Italiano Pistol squat
• Português Agachamento pistol
• Русский Приседания пистолетиком
• Français Pistol squat

Related legs exercises

• Squat (barbell)
• Front squat
• Box squat
• Lunges (barbell)
• Hip thrust (barbell)
• Good morning

athlate logs this exercise, keeps the numbers, and tells you what you lifted last time.