The following exercises are fun,
challenging single leg exercises that require minimal equipment.
Not exact matches
For a more
challenging workout, lift one
leg off the floor for
single -
leg squats.
NEXT:
Challenge yourself with
Single leg kettlebell deadlifts or browse more a-list butt workouts.
Advanced
single -
leg squat (Ramona) Make this move a bit more
challenging by raising one
leg in the air during your squat.
Good news, this means you can ditch that «6 minute plank plan» and instead work on
single -
leg progressions to
challenge the core dynamically.
«Core and stabilizer muscles will also engage more thoroughly as you introduce balance
challenges with
single -
leg work.
We're going to include the
single leg deadlift that I had you work on last week so you can keep building that posterior chain strength and working on your balance, and I think you'll like some of the bonus
challenges I've added to the workout!
Once you master the basic good morning and feel comfortable with the exercise, you try a
single leg good morning to add a balance
challenge and work the stabilizing muscles more.
A major strategy with improving stability is to create an unstable environment to
challenge you to maintain form in a compromised position — hence the
single -
leg movements.
You can also sub in
single -
leg deadlifts or bridges, both of which are already included periodically in the Thrillist fitness
challenge.
In either case, I'm trying to add complexity to the movement to
challenge their method of stabilization, but offset, unilaterally - biased exercises (e.g. contralateral offset
single leg Romanian deadlift, 1 - arm dumbbell bench press) are on the far end of the spectrum.
Single -
leg exercises are a tough
challenge, but you ll get a lot of results.
Why it matters: You probably do hundreds of regular squats throughout your day, but this
single -
leg variation kicks up the stability
challenge.
By now you should have the strength to drive out of the hole of a full depth
single leg box squat, but if you are more comfortable, set the box height at something that is again
challenging but doable.
With the trestle base & newelled
legs, cutting it down in height was a bit more
challenging than a
single pedestal table would have been.