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Squats are one of the most important exercises for leg day training to build muscle and strength. These 14 variations of squat will diversify your workout.

But once you try to do the exercise with one leg lifted off the floor—a pistol squat—the fear factor and degree of challenge explodes. “A pistol squat requires a lot more strength, stability ...

I’m down for any exercise that wakes my glutes up. And single-leg squats are one such move. As an avid hip thrust devotee, I know it’s time to explore other glute-focused moves.

And one of the best ways to really challenge that strength: the pistol squat. The pistol squat a.k.a. a single-leg squat probably strikes an 11 on a difficulty scale of 1 to 10.

Split squats also help you better apply force with one leg at a time, which makes it easier for you to perform movements that require one leg to exert more force than the other. Spine relief.

Split squats: Done in either a split stance with both feet on the ground or one elevated like in a Bulgarian split squat to work one leg more intensely. When performing a squat, form is key: The ...

Leg presses and squats are two of the go-to moves in pretty much every workout session. Both are fantastic for targeting several leg muscles, such as the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and calves.

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I took on a steep 90 reps a day for one week to test my leg strength and power. The single-leg squat involves extending one leg and both arms as you lower down.