About six months ago I stopped doing pistols because of asymmetry in my hips. It was throwing everything off and my body was finding ever changing bizarre patterns to compensate. I decided to do a complete rebuilding of the pathway. All the hard work paid off!
In honor of RKC II certification happening this weekend in San Jose, I decided to try out the new pathway to pistols. It felt great! I was able to do the pistol with 12kg on both sides. May not sound like much to some, but I was pretty pleased. My hips stayed level, foot firmly planted (not on toes like in yoga), spine long, and no knee dips.
For those of you scratching your heads, the pistol is a one leg deep squat (similar to yogic squat). Foot flat to earth, one leg straight ahead of you, pull the hips back, keep spine long, and lower down a few inches above the earth. Push/pull back to stand.
I've been working on deadlifts to build more hamstring/glut strength, getting them to engage properly has always been my work. I've also been working on balancing QL muscles, both the abductors & adductors, and core for overall stability. I have also found I get more power when I work with breath inhale retention for the drop down with explosive exhale to rise. This helps the spine stay long so there's no "power spillage".
3 months ago
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