I achieved the pistol squat on my left leg after 0.5 years of training!

[novelist1000]

@heterosaxual Well it's good that you had very clear self awareness. Mine was a also strength. Because I was okay with doing negatives. So I gradually removed the support while coming up. It took some time.

 

[ciae83]

@marathigoodboy First i thought wtf 5 years, he squat with 100 pounds or something. Then realize it's only6 months. Btw congratulations!

 

[alinta]

@marathigoodboy Took me about 0.9 years to get to goblet pistol squats with a 16 kg kettlebell (both legs).

 

[zealcat]

@marathigoodboy I have a very weird problem with pistol squats.

I have enough ankle flexibility and leg strength, but I cannot keep my leg straight in the air.

Does anyone have a solution to this?

 

[marathigoodboy]

@zealcat Maybe try doing them on a levetated surface where your other leg can hang off the edge

 

[dawn16]

@marathigoodboy I can do with my left leg and I cant with my right. Any tips?

 

[marathigoodboy]

@dawn16 What I did to get my weaker leg on par with the stronger one was to do 3 sets of 5 negative pistol squats.

 

[dawn16]

@marathigoodboy My left leg is also weaker to pistol squats. Squatting down is easy, getting up is nearly impossible!

I guess, like you, regular practice will do the trick.

 

[dawn16]

@marathigoodboy Were you newbie to leg exercises 6 months before?

 

[marathigoodboy]

@dawn16 Yes, in mid-july I started by bodyweight journey

 

[dawn16]

@marathigoodboy Congrats cats lord. Pistols are a lot eaiser to get if you have some barbell background before.

 

[dawn16]

@marathigoodboy What's a pistol squat

 

[dawn16]

Something you can google