Pistols Workout

 “Use your imagination, and this amazing exercise will never stop making you stronger” ( Mark Lauren, 115)

So in the last blog I wrote, I promised to write about the exercise ‘pistol’. Not going to lie, this is a tough one. If you really want to kick it up a notch, this will do the trick.

Bring your butt down all the way down to the heel of your working foot, with the other leg stretched out before you.  Keep the negative movement slow and controlled, then explode back up. 

One way to advance this form,is to keep your hands stretched before you, holding a backpack full of rocks or milk jugs full of water. Get creative, push yourself to hold heavier things and to come up quicker once you are down. If that is too difficult, try only doing down in a very low squat, then pushing up very quickly.  (Lauren, 115) how will you dress up or dress down this exercise?

The one thing I love about the pistols, is that it doesn’t take forever to feel the results, and most importantly, see them. It requires you to push yourself, in terms of endurance, and strength. This form works out your gluts, your thighs, and calves.

Try doing this outside, somewhere serene and somewhere you haven’t been before. I love working out in a different place every week. I know this isn’t realistic to expect for everyone, but it makes all the difference, taking care of your body can be fun, and not always a chore if you get creative. I would recommend when doing this, to breathe slowly. Inhale for 5 seconds, and exhale for 10. Breathing like this will help your body adjust to the strain, and provide as a type of distraction; focus on your breathing and not the pain in your legs. I would also suggest drinking plenty of water before doing this exercise, as well as after. This is very straining, drinking will prevent the next day cramps and soreness.   

If you try ‘pistols’, I would love to know! Send me a picture or leave a comment on where you went, and what you did. And if you have any exercises’ s you enjoy or do often, please leave a comment.