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  1. Bodyweight Pistols and your ankles/achilles

    So after a few weeks of practicing Pavel's KB/bodyweight stuff, the area that is lagging the most are my pistols (I was able to do 1AP's in about a week). I'm 38, with flat feet, and ditched my orthotics (which I've worn since a teenager) a couple years ago after getting serious into...
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    Bodyweight Pistol carryover to squatting and jumping

    Dear all, I've read in quite a few places that although pistols and barbell squats train the same muscles and make the legs strong in a similar way, there is limited carryover among the two. This is the most extreme among the resources that I've stepped into: Unilateral Movements Make You Weak |...
  3. Bodyweight Don't have access to weights... Can Pistol squats replace weighted squats??

    As a South Korean, I have to join the army for 2 years soon, and surprisingly, there won't be enough weights in most of the troops in Korea (American soldiers will never expect this situation but weight training is not really prevalent in Korea unlike in America. Many people do lift weights for...
  4. Bodyweight Decreasing weight with Pistols

    Does anyone have any experience with lowering the weight with pistol until you achieve a body weight pistol? At the moment I can achieve 3 pistols with a 6 kg Kettlebell on either leg. I was thinking of using the Fighter Pull up program and building to 5,4,3,2,1 and then either lower my weight...
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