How to Do the Kettlebell Pistol Squat
💪 Quadriceps, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders🏋️ Kettlebells📊 Expert🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Pick up a kettlebell with two hands and hold it by the horns. Hold one leg off of the floor and squat down on the other.
- Squat down by flexing the knee and sitting back with the hips, holding the kettlebell up in front of you.
- Hold the bottom position for a second and then reverse the motion, driving through the heel and keeping your head and chest up.
- Lower yourself again and repeat.
Muscles worked
The Kettlebell Pistol Squat primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders. You'll need kettlebells.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Kettlebell Pistol Squat slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.