Progression ladder for the Smith Machine Pistol Squat

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Smith Machine Pistol Squat

These are the substitutes for the Smith Machine Pistol Squat, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Barbell Side Split Squat

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Quads
  2. Smith Single-leg Split Squat

    Smith Single-leg Split Squat

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Quads
  3. Band One Arm Single Leg Split Squat

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Quads
  4. Band Single Leg Split Squat

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Quads
  5. Suspended Split Squat

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Quads
  6. Split Squats

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Quads

Where you are now

Smith Machine Pistol Squat

Smith Machine Pistol Squat

  • Advanced
  • Smith-machine
  • Quads

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Smith Machine Pistol Squat scores harder than it.

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