Technique
- Stand on one leg on a low step while holding a weight.
- Bend the knee to touch the floor with your other heel.
- Return to a full standing position.
Form tips
- Keep your torso as vertical as possible.
- Control the movement so you don’t “drop” onto your heel.
Logging: Weight used on one side. Repetitions done on one side.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (long)
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
- Iliacus
- Psoas major
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Regressions
Quarter pistol squat touchdown
Novice
Variations
Quarter pistol squat touchdown
Novice
Quarter pistol squat
Novice
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