Sep 12, 2018

Pistol Squats - Can you do them?

The rise of functional fitness has been accompanied with the demand for such technical movements as the single-legged or "pistol squat." In addition to adequate strength and balance, this squat movement requires significant hip, knee, and ankle mobility.

One of the greatest impediments to reaching a perfect pistol is poor ankle mobility. "Stiff ankles are a big problem during the pistol. Your ankle needs to flex enough to let your knee come forward over your toes. This properly distributes your weight over your foot, which is your only base of support." (MensHealth).

Along with w orking to improve ankle mobility, adding VersaLifts to your training shoe can help you on your way to improving your pistols by,

decreasing the amount of upfront ankle mobility required
improving range of motion at the knee
increasing recruitment of quadriceps fibers
providing better stability and control (with increased contact by the heel of the foot)

In addition, our heel lift inserts are adjustable! This means you can systematically decrease the height of the lift as your ankle mobility improves.

Great product. Really gives you an exceptional greater tange of motion in your compondlifts for quads.

Great help

I've already been using lifting shoes for 6 months, but the additional lift from these made all the difference for squat depth.

Great Product

These are awesome. Really help me reach my squat depth. Theyre also very sturdy

Super Helpful

My squat form was horrible before using these. My heels were always up and my depth was never deep enough. When I started using these it became easier to keep my heels planted. My depth was at about a 45 degree angle before, and now I can get to 90 degrees and under. My squat has increase about 20 pounds more than expected in a month. Overall, very useful product.

Great concept

I do like these in practice and the design is a really great concept. My only critique is that they should come in different slopes. I purchased two pairs and I stack them, which works fine but is just a bit on the high side--whereas one pair is too shallow a slope for my needs. Overall, I recommend this product and they are my preferred method for adding a squat wedge to my workouts.

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