The single-leg squat – also known as a pistol squat – is an advanced variation of the regular squat. Besides impressing onlookers by being able to do this squat, it will also benefit you by building ...

The Single-Leg Squat is an all-purpose exercise for strength, balance, power and lowering risk of injury. According to a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, it can't be beat ...

Progress into a pistol squat, which requires serious strength in your quads, hamstrings, and glutes, plus ankle and hip mobility, with this 3-part plan. Our editors independently select these products ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is ...

Test your glutes, hips, ankles, and power with four squat variations—and fix weak links to build a bulletproof lower body.

A basic bodyweight squat may seem like nothing to sweat over. The movement is relatively simple to pick up since you perform ...

Discover the best single-leg exercises (aka unilateral exercises) to help you build leg strength, improve your balance, and more. physical therapist and founder of Movement Vault If you’ve been solely ...

Squats and deadlifts are the backbone of any good leg workout, but they aren't the only way to build big wheels, and they aren't the only way to grow the strong, powerful glutes and hamstrings that ...

THE SQUAT IS, when it comes to the grand hierarchy of strength training, one of the few exercises that deserves rarified, must-do status for just about every type of trainee. The compound movement is ...

You’ve probably heard it a million times: “Nothing beats squats for leg day!” But what if I told you there might actually be a better option for toning those legs? As a certified personal trainer, ...