How to Do Weighted Pistol Squats - 3 AMAZING Tips! (Calisthenics)

Here's how to level up your leg gains with weighted pistol squats!

The trouble with calisthenics leg exercises is that they become too easy after a while. Once you unlock the pistol squat, where do you go from there? Sure, you could do other leg exercises like shrip squats, sissy squats and nordic curls, but where do you go once they become too easy?

Here's an answer: go weighted.

Adding weight to any calisthenics exercise is a brilliant way to encourage strength and size gains, because it allows you to progressively overload your muscles once bodyweight exercises become too easy. Since I've added weighted pistol squats to my leg workout routine, I've noticed big gains in my quads, hamstrings and glutes.

It goes without saying that the weighted pistol squat is an advanced calisthenics exercise. It's a great way for more experienced calisthenics athletes to push themselves once they've mastered the standard pistol squat. It's vitally important that you can comfortably do at least 10 pistol squats with perfect form before attempting the weighted variation. That'll set you up to do the weighted variation safely.

Want to learn how to pistol squat from scratch? Check out this tutorial (it includes pistol squat progressions):

How to Pistol Squat (EASIEST METHOD):    • How to Pistol Squat (EASIEST METHOD)  

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Video sections

00:00 Intro
01:02 The technique
01:34 Tip 1: Keep the weight close to your chest
02:19 Tip 2: Use full range of motion
02:42 Tip 3: Push from the heel