I got home and had a beer, and perhaps because I was pissed that I ran out of training time earlier today and couldn't finish my leg work- I felt the need to shoot his video. What I'm calling a "Squatted Pistol" is my own invention to assist one in learning the one-legged squat (pistol). You start from the ground and press up- it's the "up" half of the pistol squat. It's one tool for learning one part of the entire progression. I recommend getting a little bit strong in a wider range of motion. This alone will do wonders for your strength in your normal range of motion, plus it will stabilize and strengthen the joints which is what a lot of this should be about as we age. There are no 75 year olds competing in Olympic lifting with no age categories.


Then later I searched for pistol squat on Youtube and this came up:

Not to pick on any particular person or group (in this case the video that popped up happened to be from a Reebok Crossfit Demo), but the point is articulated very well in THIS much longer video:


Worth a watch on all of these. Consider the health of your knees and ankles and your skill in balance and preservation of stability throughout a body movement- not just your ability to burn your quads. If you're going for endurance, it's probably a lot safer to do barbell squats or sandbag squats.