How to do the Chair Pistol

The Chair Pistol is a squat move. You can do it at home on one mat, with no jumping and nothing that shakes the floor.

• Level 3/5
• Thighs
• You need: Chair
• One side at a time

Form cues

1. Other leg and arms reach forward
2. Lower on one leg until you just touch the chair
3. Stand right back up without resting, switch legs halfway

Muscles worked

Thighs — Sit down slowly on one leg

More bodyweight legs exercises

Easier → harder

Climb the same move from easier to harder steps. The right step leaves you two or three reps in reserve at the end of 40 seconds.

1. Step 1 · Chair Pistol
2. Step 2 · Pistol Squat

More moves for the same area

• Air SquatLevel 1/5
• Wall SitLevel 1/5 · Wall
• Reverse LungeLevel 2/5
• Monkey WalkLevel 2/5
• Split SquatLevel 2/5
• Backpack Goblet SquatLevel 2/5 · Backpack

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