One Legged Squat

One Legged Squat

When I first hard about these squats I never thought that people got much of a workout from them.  Boy was I wrong.  The one legged squat is perhaps the hardest squat for people to do.  It takes a lot of stability and balance to do a one legged squat.  You use so many stabilizer muscle that you just don’t think about.  There is a very good chance that you will be very sore after a few sets of them.  You will find that they help greatly with strength and help sprinters with there run times.  If you are going to start these, here is a few tips to help you get started.  Try to use something that will help stabilize yourself.  Many people start by using a wall or a beam.  Try doing 2 sets of these.  Along with your normal leg workout, after you can do them.  Start doing 2 to 4 sets, using a bench or plyo box to sit down on and than right back up.  It could take 6 to 8 weeks to get to a point that you can do these with little to no problem.