Many of you will be puzzled by the name of this piece, but this exercise has been one of the single biggest advances that I have made in terms of running and staying strong.
Best done off of a bench in the gym, or off of your dining room chair, raise yourself up using one leg, then SLOWLY lower yourself back down on to the bench or chair. The key to these exercises is to attain complete stability. Staying as stable as you can, complete 12-15 of these exercises using your one leg, prior to switching over to the next leg and completing the set once again.
Should anyone laugh at you in the gym, then invite them to join you in completing these exercises. Strange as it may seem, but even some of the burliest of blokes who lift cars etc can't quite do a one-legged squat. The reasons why they are good for us as runners, is that they iron out any balance problems and also help to strengthen the quads while also preventing those annoying ITB injuries.
Best of all this helps with any downhill running to avoid the dreaded DOMs and get you to the finish line in better shape.
Running together – stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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