Just FUCK my knees up pham.

>>41341362
Pistols are fine

>>41342297
*if you don't want your knees

>>41342301
>1pl8 pistol bad for knees
>not 4pl8 back squat though

???

>>41342341
in a pistol squat, the loaded knee goes inwards more than it should to keep center of gravity of mass over that foot.
same thing doesn't happen in bilateral squats because it's a symmetric exercise.

but pistols shouldn't be a problem if you do them unloaded once a week for a few sets and you're not fat.

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>>41341362
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULxws9XL5U

>>41342389
There's just no point in doing them when you could do much safer two legged squats, though. They're a meme lift and nothing more.

>>41342462
i wouldnt use them to build muscle, sure.
but they can be useful for improving knee stability.

left elbow, 3 red lights

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>pretty much the greatest shit ever in terms of delt building
>absolutely shreds your shoulders

Shit sucks, m8s. I also used to love those leg curl machines, for whatever reason they hit my calves better than anything else. Same deal there, though: completely wrecks your knees.

>>41342576
gastrocnemius is the most superficial calf muscle, which is connected to your achilles tendon and at the bottom of your femur (upper leg bone).
that means that if you contract it, you close your knee.
if you point toes up towards your leg, they're stretched enough so that they can help the hamstrings in a leg curl.
if you point toes down, they can't help, and only the hamstrings will be used.

>>41342576
You could always just keep your hamstrings contracted instead of fully extending your legs and destroying your knees