I don't think Pistols require that much quad strength. Or something. Here's why:
Once time after a bodybuilding squat workout (10 sets of 5 reps with 1 min rest), I could barely walk. You know the shakey leg feeling you get after doing lots of squats. Anyway, I decided to try some pistols and I could still do them. Now, if pistols work your quads so well, how the hell could I still do them when I could barely walk in the first place because my quads were fried?
I weighed probably around 170 at the time, but my legs have always sucked cuz I'm an ectomorph so it's not like I got tired with squatting a LOT of weight and then pistols were lighter weight or something. I've never been able to squat a lot of weight, but that's a different story.
So, that's why I say pistols suck at building quad strength. Sure, they require awesome balance and flexibility (most people can't keep their foot flat on the ground when they do them and have to come up on their toes when they first start),.
Or maybe it's just my personal genetics that makes them not use my quads, kind of like how my shoulders come in to play in everything I do regardless of how I try to keep them out
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