Pistol
Prescription:
- Place feet hip width apart or glued together
- Feet are pointing almost straight forward, just slightly out
- Abs and butt are on
- Lift one leg up in front of you with straight leg and pointed toe
- Descend by pushing hips back and down
- Fight to keep the grounded knee out during descend
- Descend until hip crease falls below knee level
- Ascend by pushing hips back and then up
- Fight to keep the grounded knee out during ascend
- Don't allow the lifted heel to touch the ground throughout the entire movement
Comments
How do you progress to these
How do you progress to these if you can't do them right away? I have bad knees (arthritic and surgical meniscus repair). I would love to be able to do pistols but they are very difficult for me. Thanks
Carl has done a couple of
Carl has done a couple of other videos about the Pistol progression:
The MobilityWOD drill may be a good starter to make sure your knees are in a good position.