I can do shrimp squats very easily because I think that's more thigh, but am no where near doing more than 1 proper pistol squat because that needs more butt I think.
once you can do 8-12 reps for 3-5 sets you should be ready to progress. If you aren't just hold a weight while doing it and again, 8-12 reps you should be ready.
Honestly, I don't think Pistol squats are worth it. I can do them fine but I think they're a miserable exercise that requires more mobility than strength for most people. Most strong legged dudes I know who hit the squat rack can't do a pistol squat, but me, who works legs only once a week doing bodyweight stuff can.
I've just gone backwards in the progressions so I just do Bulgarian split squats, progressively overloading (making heavier) the dumbbell weights I'm holding. Finding it much more effective and achievable.
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get a pair of rings to do dips, inverted rows, and elevated ring pushups.
For legs do Bulgarian split squats, and progress towards pistol and shrimp squats if you want, or just add weight to the bulgarians
I can do shrimp squats very easily because I think that's more thigh, but am no where near doing more than 1 proper pistol squat because that needs more butt I think.
Any tips for that?
just keep doing what you're doing
once you can do 8-12 reps for 3-5 sets you should be ready to progress. If you aren't just hold a weight while doing it and again, 8-12 reps you should be ready.
Honestly, I don't think Pistol squats are worth it. I can do them fine but I think they're a miserable exercise that requires more mobility than strength for most people. Most strong legged dudes I know who hit the squat rack can't do a pistol squat, but me, who works legs only once a week doing bodyweight stuff can.
I've just gone backwards in the progressions so I just do Bulgarian split squats, progressively overloading (making heavier) the dumbbell weights I'm holding. Finding it much more effective and achievable.